West Ham reach European final after 47 years, Fiorentina reverse Conference League

After a 2-1 win over AZ Alkmaar in the first leg, West Ham came to the Netherlands with some trepidation. However, it didn't take long for the English team to prove their strength. Coach David Moyes' team had just officially secured their place in the Premier League, so they were in high spirits.

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Pablo Fornals scored the only goal to send West Ham into the final

They were the better team and created more dangerous situations than the home team AZ Alkmaar. However, it was not until the extra minutes that West Ham found the goal to break the deadlock. Pablo Fornals won the ball in the middle of the field and accelerated straight into the middle before firing a diagonal shot into the goal. AZ Alkmaar's net shook in the 90+4 minute and there were no more chances for the home team.

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Coach David Moyes breathes a sigh of relief as West Ham accelerates towards the end of the season

West Ham won 3-1 on aggregate after two legs of the semi-final, booking their place in the UEFA Europa Conference League final, the first European Cup for the English team in 47 years. The Hammers also hope to end their title drought after failing to win a trophy since 1980.

West Ham's opponent in the final on June 8 will be Fiorentina, the Italian team that made a crazy comeback on Basel's field, the team that won the first leg with a score of 2-1 last week.

With a big advantage in both score and home advantage, Basel started the match with enthusiasm but surprisingly conceded the first goal in the 35th minute after a goal by star Nicolas Gonzalez of the Italian team. Mohamed Amdouni equalized for Basel in the 55th minute, rekindling the hope of maintaining the fragile advantage.

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Nicolas Gonzalez scored twice to send Fiorentina into extra time

In the 72nd minute, Nicolas Gonzalez scored again to put Fiorentina ahead 2-1 in the second leg and the score remained the same until the end of 90 minutes. The crazy thing happened in the 120+9 minute when Antonin Barak scored a golden goal, helping Fiorentina beat Basel 3-1 in the second leg and qualify for the final with a total score of 4-3 after two semi-final matches.