On Thursday, West Ham returned to defeat AZ Alkmaar (1-0) and ensured its presence in the European League final, where it will face Fiorentina, who beat Basel 3-1, after a “long” extension.
In Alkmaar, after the 2-1 victory in London in favor of the British, the second confrontation between the Dutch and the English was decided in the last moments, when substitute Pablo Fornals scored the only goal, in the 90 + 4 minute.
At the same time, in Basel, the viola team was able to recover from the sudden disadvantage that occurred in the first leg (2-1), due to the goal of Argentine Nicholas Gonzalez, who scored it in the 35th minute, which left the tie. .
After the rest time, Swiss Zaki Amdoni restored equality in the match, in the 55th minute, but Gonzalez came back to score both goals, in the 72nd minute, to force another 30 minutes of play.
In extra time, the match was stopped for long minutes, to help a fan in the stands, which forced the referee to give 12 minutes as compensation.
When the score was heading for a penalty shootout, Barak finally found and, after many threats, the way to the goal, at 120 ‘+9, Fiorentina qualified, the ‘executor’ of Sp. Braga in the qualifiers, reaching the round of 16.
The final match of the second edition of the European Conference League will take place at the Eden Arena, in Prague, Czech Republic, at 20:00 (Lisbon time).
Last season, the competition was won by Italians from Rome, Portuguese Jose Mourinho.
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