Gianluca Scamacca scored the opener as West Ham beat Viborg
(Picture: Getty Images)In the giant game of European football snakes and ladders, West Ham found themselves within touching distance of a memorable triumph last season, only to be sent sliding back to square one at the last.
Three months on from an agonising defeat in Frankfurt, and starting out on a different board, the Hammers are rolling again, halfway towards the group stages of the Europa Conference League after a 3-1 first-leg victory in their play-off tie against Viborg.
