
West Ham’s hopes of an epic European comeback came up just short as Bayer Leverkusen battled through to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League on Thursday night.
Trailing 2-0 on aggregate after last week’s first-leg defeat in Germany, the Hammers gave themselves hope of a remarkable turnaround when Michail Antonio headed in from Jarrod Bowen’s cross inside the opening quarter-of-an-hour.