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West Ham United, FC Basel take control of Europa Conference League semis | Football News – Times of India

LONDON: West Ham United moved a step closer to a first European final for 47 years as Michail Antonio sealed a 2-1 win over AZ Alkmaar in the Conference League semi-final first leg on Thursday.While West Ham eye a landmark final appearance, FC Basel are chasing history of their own after seizing control of the other semi-final with a dramatic 2-1 victory against Fiorentina.At the London Stadium, David Moyes' side trailed to Tijjani Reijnders' first-half goal before fighting back with a stirring display after the interval.Said Benrahma equalised with a penalty before Antonio bagged the late winner to put West Ham in control of the tie ahead of the second leg in the Netherlands on May 18."It was a strange game to analyse. AZ played well in the build-up. We were a bit harum-scarum. We made...
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Europa League: Manchester United collapse at Sevilla; Juventus hold off Sporting | Football News – Times of India

PARIS: Manchester United imploded in Seville in the Europa League on Thursday while Juventus completed a good evening for the club by holding on away to Sporting and advancing to the semi-finals.In the quarter-final second legs, United succumbed 3-0 at Sevilla to go out 5-2.Juventus hung on to draw 1-1 with Sporting in Lisbon to advance 2-1 on aggregate while Bayer Leverkusen won 4-1 in Belgium to eliminate Union Saint-Gilloise 5-2.Jose Mourinho's Roma beat Feyenoord 4-1 after extra time to advance 4-2.United, who led by two goals with six minutes left in the first leg before conceding a pair of late own goals, completed the collapse in Spain.Goalkeeper David de Gea had a disastrous night as lacklustre United were dispatched by the six-time competition winners.After eight minutes De Gea...