West Ham take on the visitors Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg of UEFA Europa League quarterfinals. First leg result: 0-2. The match will be played on Thursday, April 18th at London Stadium (London).
West Ham initially brought in David Moyes solely as a firefighter. However, he not only prevented the ambitious project from failing in the Championship but also led them to the European cups. As a result, in 2023, they managed to win the Conference League - the club's first trophy in decades. Now, despite the departure of key player Rice in the summer, they are competitive in the Premier League, remaining in the top third of the table, and have progressed well in the Europa League. The Englishmen were able to win their group in 2023, including outperforming Freiburg for the top spot. They played against the Germans again in March, in the round of 16. They even lost away - but after a 0-1 defeat, they won 5-0 at home. Returning to Germany last Thursday, they conceded twice as many goals into their own net without responding.
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Bayer have definitely made history not only in German but also in world football. The Aspirin team had an unpleasant nickname - Neverkusen. It can't be said that they never won anything; they did win a couple of trophies. But it was the frequency of their failures, often very painful ones, that stood out. Even last season, under Habib Alonso, who joined during the 2022/2023 season, the team emerged from crisis but finished in 6th place and stopped in the Europa League semi-finals. But now, the Spaniard has achieved simply unique performances from his players. They not only won the silver salad bowl for the first time in history but also reached the title without a single defeat, leaving Bayern far behind. They sealed an impressive finish on Sunday, securing their first silver salad bowl with a resounding victory. At the same time, the team reached the final of the country's cup, where they will face only the modest Kaiserslautern. In the end, they could have suffered their first defeat in official matches against Qarabag, but in the end, they managed to draw away in Baku and even turned the match around to win on their home ground. They looked solid at home against the English, securing a grandmaster 2-0 victory. Now, they could afford to lose away, but minimally.
Only last summer did the teams finally play each other - then in a friendly match. The Germans confidently won that control match 4-0. Even in such circumstances, the German visitors remain the favorites. But everything is clear here, so let's take the total under 3.0 goals.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 scored goals.
