In the European Cup tournament, it’s time to determine the teams that will play for the main prize.
“Football was played by 22 people, and the Germans won,” Harry Lineker once said. This phrase was fully confirmed in the first semi-final matches of the Europa League.
The matches took place in London and Leipzig, where local West Ham and RB hosted Eintracht and Rangers and beat German teams in them.
Eintracht scored “Hammers” on the ball at the start of each half, eventually reaching 2: 1. At the same time, the midfielder of the Ukrainian national team Andriy Yarmolenko did not appear on the field, having spent the whole match on the bench for the Londoners.
And in Leipzig, it was all decided in the final minutes of the game. It was then that Angelino opened the gates of the Scots with an incredible rally blow and brought his club to a 1-0 victory.
European League. Semi-final. The first battle
West Ham – Eintracht – 1: 2
Goals: Antonio, 21 – Knauff, 1, Kamada, 54
West Ham: Areola, Johnson, Dawson, Zuma, Creswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Lanzini (Benrama 66), Fornals, Antonio
Eintracht: Trapp, Knauff, Tuta, Hinteregger, Toure, Kostic, Rode, Sow, Lidstrom (Hauge 62), Kamada, Borre (Ache 90)
Leipzig – Rangers – 1: 0
Goal: Angelino, 85
Leipzig: Gulaci, Klostermann, Guardiol, Halstenberg, Angelinho, Henriks (Poulsen 89), Adams, Leimer, Olmo (Forsberg 71), Nkunku (Mukiele 89), Szobolchai (Andre Silva 71)
Rangers: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Bassi, Barisic, Lunstrom, Jack (Arfield 83), Aribo (Sands 83), Kamara, Kent, Wright (Sakala 69)
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Source: korrespondent
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