The Ghelamco Arena, with its sleek, glass-panelled exterior, looks more like an out-of-town conference centre than a football stadium and as the Europa Conference League belatedly reached its business end, West Ham were at last made to earn their keep.
David Moyes’s side have breezed through the competition thus far, winning ten matches on the spin and scoring 25 goals in the process, their last-16 tie taking them, literally, to a seaside holiday resort.
