Xabi Alonso hails West Ham duo after Bayer Leverkusen's Europa League win

Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen edged past West Ham Xabi Alonso singled out two West Ham players for praise after his Bayer Leverkusen side knocked the Hammers out of the Europa League. The Bundesliga champions won the first leg 2-0 and advanced to the semi-finals with a 3-1 aggregate victory after drawing 1-1 at the London Stadium. West Ham produced an admirable performance against unbeaten Leverkusen, with Michail Antonio’s 13th-minute header giving David Moyes’ side real hope in the tie.

In the Europa League you always have tough moments. ‘West Ham have good players and energy. Credit to them, they played really hard, totally different to what they did in Leverkusen. ‘You need to deal with difficult moments, it’s not always possible to control the whole 90 minutes. It was key we didn’t concede that second or third goal. ‘We know the physicality of West Ham. They also have amazing players like Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta.

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