Andriy Yarmolenko was again the hero for West Ham as his extra-time goal knocked out Sevilla and sent the Hammers into the Europa League quarter-finals after a 2-0 victory on the night and 2-1 win on aggregate.
It was Yarmolenko's second goal in as many games for West Ham since his return from compassionate leave following the war in his native Ukraine.
Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Tomas Soucek's first-half header brought West Ham level in the tie and while the Hammers controlled much of the second leg at the London Stadium, they could not find the decisive second goal in normal time.
Their big moment eventually came in the second half of extra time as Yarmolenko, who came on as an 87th-minute substitute, reacted quickest after goalkeeper Yassine Bounou parried Pablo Fornals' strike to tap home the rebound and spark yet more emotional scenes.
The Ukraine international's strike proved to be the decisive goal as West Ham knocked out the six-time winners to book their place in Friday's draw for the last eight as their remarkable European adventure continues.
What's next?
The Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draws will take place on Friday, March 18 at 12pm UK time, with the balls being drawn out at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
West Ham return to Premier League action on Sunday by visiting Tottenham, kick-off 4.30pm. Sevilla host Real Sociedad on the same day in La Liga at 5.30pm.
Playboy-x
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Really surprised how people don’t care about this match… whereas newbies like West Ham knocking out experienced Sevilla in Europa League 😟😟🤔
Andy_Mac
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Can't find any overexcited La Liga fanboys anymore [Crylaugh]
Hohabcpruz
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Congratulation to West Ham for their great effort. The only PLteam to beat a Spanish team in the knockout stage this season.
Tepbcmory
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So west Ham united are even better than Manchester united
Andy_Mac
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Really surprised how people don’t care about this match… whereas newbies like West Ham knocking out experienced Sevilla in Europa League 😟😟🤔
If Sevilla had won this tie, you'd find a large number of Liga fanboys spamming the comments section saying "This proves that La Liga>PL". But now a lot of these noisy folks are hiding in their caves. And as a big rival of West Ham, you won't find me celebrating their victory.
BeckenbauerTikiTaka
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Can't find any overexcited La Liga fanboys anymore [Crylaugh]
Barça are still there tho
RawBeen2K20
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David Moyes is a better coach than ralf Rangnick but you guys are not ready for this conversation😴
Andy_Mac
10
Barça are still there tho
You didn't get my point. Yesterday they were exaggerating about how special their clubs are making claims like "It's only Spanish clubs that can pull off such an incredible victory against Juventus in their own backyard. I can't imagine a club like West Ham or Leicester City doing that. Such things never happen". They were such a noisy bunch yesterday but since West Ham won last night, they've all gone quiet [Crylaugh]
Andy_Mac
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Sevilla are bottlers [Crylaugh] every season they start well and be in top 2 then they bottle and drop to 4th, 5th [Crylaugh] now they also bottled in europa league [Crylaugh]
Glad to see that a fan of a La Liga club is taking delight in the downfall of a fellow rival. That's how it should be. Rivalries should be encouraged and not seen as something toxic. What's football without banter and rivalry? It would be such a boring sport if there was nothing to play for, and if rivals kept supporting each other.