Soucek scores v Viborg

Road to Prague | Play-Off Round

West Ham United contested 14 ties on the way to reaching the UEFA Europa Conference League final, winning 13 and drawing one.

The Hammers became the first English club to win ten straight UEFA club competition matches, before drawing 1-1 at Belgian side KAA Gent in the first leg of their quarter-final.

A year after a memorable run to the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, David Moyes side are hoping to go all the way by winning the Conference League in just the second year of the tournament’s existence when they take on ACF Fiorentina of Italy in Prague, Czechia, on Wednesday 7 June.

Before the big game, let us take a look back at West Ham’s run to the Club's first major European final in 47 years...

 

PLAY-OFF ROUND

West Ham United 3-1 Viborg FF
Viborg FF 0-3 West Ham United
(West Ham United won 6-1 on aggregate)

West Ham United eased past Danish Superliga opponents Viborg FF courtesy of two professional performances in late August 2022.

Gianluca Scamacca got things started at London Stadium, before Jarrod Bowen made it 2-0 midway through the second half. Jacob Bonde halved the Danes’ deficit five minutes later before Michail Antonio’s late goal meant the Irons would travel to central Jutland with a two-goal advantage.

That became three 22 minutes into the second leg at a sold-out, vibrant and colourful Viborg Stadion through Scamacca’s smart near-post finish.

Second-half strikes from Saïd Benrahma and Tomáš Souček finally ended the resistance of spirited opponents who would go on to finish third in the Superliga this season, and sent the Hammers through to the group stage.

 

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