West Ham United midfielder Pablo Fornals said he was left “crying like a kid” at full-time after his late goal against AZ Alkmaar set the Hammers’ up with their first European final since 1976.
The Spaniard came off the bench at the AFAS Stadion in place of Said Benrahma with 15 minutes to go and in the fourth minute of stoppage time, winning a tackle on the halfway line before nutmegging Jordy Clasie and then running to shoot across Mathew Ryan and in, sealing a 1-0 semi-final second leg victory and a 3-1 aggregate win for the Hammers.
Speaking about the victory and the final next month against Fiorentina in Prague, Fornals said he was delighted to be able to help his side reach a first European final for 47 years.
