Sevilla 1 West Ham 0
This was a game of fine margins and in the end it belonged to the side with greater European expertise. Sevilla were everything we have come to expect from them in this competition – clinical when the moment arrived, obdurate enough to hold out once they were ahead – and the question now is whether West Ham are capable of learning a few tricks of their own before this absorbing tie resumes at the London Stadium next week.
The challenge is daunting. Caught cold when a clever set-piece routine allowed Munir El Haddadi to give Sevilla the lead with a sweet strike on the hour, the primary emotion for West Ham was frustra …
- March 11, 2022
