David Moyes insists West Ham still have 바카라half a chance바카라 to reach the Europa League semi-finals despite an agonising 2-0 first-leg defeat at Bayer Leverkusen. (More Football News)
The Hammers defended heroically for 83 minutes of a one-sided encounter against the Bundesliga leaders in Germany.
But late goals from substitutes Jonas Hoffman and Victor Boniface left West Ham with it all to do in next week바카라s second leg against a team yet to lose a match this season.
Moyes told TNT Sports: 바카라Leverkusen have a good record of scoring late. We were aware of that. We did a great job but we played against a Champions League side and we바카라re not quite at that level.
바카라We바카라re still in the tie and we have half a chance in the second leg.
바카라We바카라d like to have played more attacking. The players did a brilliant job with the structure. We got done by two corner kicks. The second one was really poor from our point of view.
바카라It바카라s going to take some performance because they바카라re a really good team. You never know what바카라s going to happen. Let바카라s try to get one and then see if we can get two. We바카라ll pick ourselves up for next week and hopefully get the crowd behind us.
바카라This team we바카라re playing will be Champions League next year. We have to recognise what we바카라re playing against. We바카라ll have to do exceptionally well to get that result.바카라
Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianksi made a string of excellent saves to keep the hosts at bay.
The former Poland international, who turns 39 next Thursday, added: 바카라We are very disappointed.
바카라We worked hard for 80 minutes and then we gave two goals away from set-pieces. Usually defending set-pieces is our strength but you have to give a lot of credit to the opposition because they pushed the whole game.
바카라The more disappointing thing is that we conceded the second goal. It gives them a bit more confidence. We won바카라t give up. We have to believe and respond in the second leg.
바카라I wouldn바카라t say we ran out of energy. Both teams did their best. In the end the second set-piece felt too easy. It felt like the striker had too much space.
바카라We have a really good record at home. They바카라re special magical nights and hopefully the second leg will be the same.바카라
To make matters worse, West Ham will be without Lucas Paqueta through suspension for the return leg.
Leverkusen바카라s former Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka said: 바카라We knew before the game West Ham would be deep, but we showed one more time we have the quality to beat these teams.
바카라The second goal helps a lot for the second leg and we바카라ll have to be focused from the beginning.바카라
