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April 14, 2022 5:33 PM ET

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April 14, 2022 4:56 PM ET

It's over

West Ham won their pass to the semifinals after winning 3-0 in the second leg 4-1 on aggregate against Lyon, where in the first half the match was very even, but the English took advantage of defensive errors.

April 14, 2022 4:51 PM ET

90'

4 minutes of stoppage time are added. 
West Ham substitute Declan Rice is replaced by Saïd Benrahma.

April 14, 2022 4:46 PM ET

89'

Lyon substitute Jason Denayer for Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.

April 14, 2022 4:41 PM ET

85'

West Ham substitution, Michail Antonio comes off for Andriy Yarmolenko.
Yellow card for Pablo Fornals.

April 14, 2022 4:36 PM ET

84'

Another yellow card for Bradley Barcola after cutting off the English advance.

April 14, 2022 4:31 PM ET

82'

Michail Antonio is left lying on the field, the player has already left the field to receive attention. 

April 14, 2022 4:26 PM ET

77'

West Ham make a change, Manuel Lanzini comes on for Mark Noble.

April 14, 2022 4:21 PM ET

76'

West Ham have been defending, no longer going forward, and the French take advantage of this to keep the ball and try to score a goal. 

April 14, 2022 4:16 PM ET

71'

Change for Lyon, Houssem Aouar goes up for Bradley Barcola.

April 14, 2022 4:11 PM ET

68'

The English are well positioned in midfield, yet the French are still in front and Gusto tried to shoot but the ball was blocked by Areola. 

April 14, 2022 4:06 PM ET

63'

The French start to react, having more chances in the opponent's penalty area, but they are unable to score in a clear way.

April 14, 2022 4:01 PM ET

58'

Lyon try to create danger in the opponent's area, but the English defense has managed to contain the attack.

April 14, 2022 3:56 PM ET

53'

West Ham have slowed down the pace of the game, after the third goal, the English are starting to feel more confident on the pitch.

April 14, 2022 3:51 PM ET

48'

GOOOOL! for West Ham, Jarrod Bowen appears after finding space where the home defense was not, leaving him all alone in front of the goalkeeper who manages to beat him.

April 14, 2022 3:46 PM ET

45'

Start of the second half of West Ham's victory.
Lyon made two changes before the start of the second half, Romain Faivre and Tanguy Ndombélé came on for Teté and Lucas Paquetá.

April 14, 2022 3:41 PM ET

45+1'

At the end of the first half, Lyon were unable to take advantage of the chances they had, while the English took advantage of defensive errors to go 2-0 up.

April 14, 2022 3:36 PM ET

45'

1 minute of compensation is added. 

April 14, 2022 3:31 PM ET

44'

GOOOOOL! from West Ham, Declan Rice shoots outside the box after a bad clearance by the defense that leaves him with the ball and alone in front of goal.

April 14, 2022 3:26 PM ET

42'

Il Lione inizia a sembrare lento dopo il gol, soprattutto in difesa, e gli inglesi cercano di approfittare di questo svantaggio.

April 14, 2022 3:21 PM ET

37'

GOOOOOL! del West Ham, Craig Dawson porta a casa la testa da un calcio d'angolo dove il portiere non è uscito bene e apre le marcature.

April 14, 2022 3:16 PM ET

32'

The match maintains a constant rhythm, both teams are going from one area to the other, but the goal has not been very good, they have had several options, but have not defined in a good way.

April 14, 2022 3:11 PM ET

27'

Karl Toko Ekambi was once again in danger in the box, where he was unable to finish well after not being well positioned following a great cross from Malo Gusto.

April 14, 2022 3:06 PM ET

24'

Jarrod Bowen misses a chance in front of goal after a great cross from Michail Antonio, who made space in the French box. 

April 14, 2022 3:01 PM ET

22'

First yellow of the match for Issa Diop 

April 14, 2022 2:56 PM ET

20'

The pace of play hasn't slowed down since the start of the match, the French are still in front wanting the first goal.

April 14, 2022 2:51 PM ET

15'

Lyon are outplaying the English side, attacking down the right flank and putting the Hammers on their toes.

April 14, 2022 2:46 PM ET

10'

Lyon came close to scoring a goal, after a cross the Hammer defense failed to clear the ball and the French offense tried to finish, but after the chaos they couldn't and the chance was lost.

April 14, 2022 2:41 PM ET

5'

West Ham started with greater intensity, despite the French having more possession of the ball, they have not managed to get past midfield, the English already started to reach the opponent's area.
Karl Toko Ekambi already hit the left post.

April 14, 2022 2:36 PM ET

Kick-off

The match between Lyon and West Ham is ready to kick off at the Stade Parc OL, where there is a good crowd. 

April 14, 2022 2:31 PM ET

They take to the field

Both teams take the field for the start of this Europa League match at the Parc OL stadium. 

April 14, 2022 2:26 PM ET

West Ham's starting XI

This is the XI with which the visitors will take the field at the Stade Parc OL to face Lyon. 

April 14, 2022 2:21 PM ET

Lyon's starting XI

This is the starting XI with which the home side will take the field at the Stade Parc OL to face West Ham. 

April 14, 2022 2:16 PM ET

He is hopeful

Souček is hopeful this duel will be different after their performance in the last match where they played the second 45 minutes with ten men: 

"We lost a man and still had an equalizer in the second half, so we have a very good chance. but we have to be confident and mentally ready for the game."

April 14, 2022 2:11 PM ET

Top scorer of the season

Lyon striker Karl Toko Ekambi, who swapped Braga for Porto in January, leads the top scorer ranking, which remained unchanged after the first leg of the quarter-final matches. He has also provided two assists, two less than Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz, Braga's Ricardo Horta and Filip Kostić, who provided his fourth assist in his team's 1-1 draw against Barcelona, having scored six goals so far.

April 14, 2022 2:06 PM ET

Regretting the draw

The draw in London looks like a good result, but the French returned regretting that they could have got a better result after failing to take advantage of having an extra player on the field. "If you play against ten, it's normal to win," admitted coach Peter Bosz.

April 14, 2022 2:01 PM ET

Without their key player

The dismissal of full-back Aaron Cresswell leaves the Hammers without a key player for the comeback, and although they showed spirit, manager David Moyes was less than impressed with his side's performance when down to 10 men. Meanwhile, goalscorer Jarrod Bowen is hoping for a more fluent performance from his side in France: 

"We didn't play our best game, but we created chances. We'll improve our level and be more dangerous in the second leg".

April 14, 2022 1:56 PM ET

Away goals eliminated

The away goals rule was applied to determine the winner of a playoff, in cases where the two teams had scored the same number of goals in the two matches overall.
With the decision to eliminate this rule, the playoffs in which the two teams score the same number of goals in the two matches, will be played a 30-minute extra time at the end of the second leg and if not resolved will go to penalties.

April 14, 2022 1:51 PM ET

Important absences

According to the French club, Portuguese Lopes will be replaced by Julian Pollersbeck, while the absence of Brazilian Paqueta will be compensated by the return of Houssem Aouar and Tanguy Ndombélé.
The contribution of attackers Moussa Dembélé and Karl Toko Ekambi will be vital to the team's aspirations to reach the semifinals.

April 14, 2022 1:46 PM ET

From war to victory

Mateus Martins Tete, released from Shakhtar Donetsk because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and recruited by Lyon, gave the victory against Angers (3-2), in his debut as a player in Ligue 1.
The Brazilian, who fled the war in which Ukraine is immersed, was presented a few days ago as a reinforcement. It only took him three minutes on the pitch to score and give the victory to his new team.

April 14, 2022 1:41 PM ET

List of dates

The semifinals already have a date, the first leg will be played on April 28 and the second leg of the semifinals will be played on May 5. The winner of Lyon vs West Ham will face the winner of Eintracht vs Barcelona.

April 14, 2022 1:36 PM ET

Kurt Zouma to stand trial

West Ham player Kurt Zouma and his brother Yoan will stand trial after being involved in an episode of animal abuse. The footballer was recorded while kicking and violently slapping his cats at home. The images caused a lot of commotion and caused serious problems for West Ham itself with its sponsors.

April 14, 2022 1:31 PM ET

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April 14, 2022 1:26 PM ET

What time is Lyon vs West Ham match for Europa League?

This is the start time of the game Lyon vs West Ham of 14th April in several countries:

México: 14:00 horas CDMX, Fox Sports

Argentina: 17:00 horas

Chile: 17:00 horas

Colombia: 14:00 horas

Perú: 14:00 horas

EE.UU.: 16:00 horas ET

Ecuador: 14:00 horas

Uruguay: 16:00 horas

Paraguay: 15:00 horas

España: 21:00 horas

April 14, 2022 1:21 PM ET

Previous history

The two sides have only met once in the Europa League, in the first leg, and this is the sixth time Lyon have drawn away from home, advancing on 3 out of 5 previous occasions, the last time being against Chornomorets Odessa in 2013-14.

April 14, 2022 1:16 PM ET

How are they coming?

With a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the quarter-finals, they will be playing for everything to advance to the semi-finals.
Lyon are coming from a 1-1 draw in La Ligue against Racing Strasbourg and are in tenth place in the French league with 46 points.
The English team is coming from a 2-0 defeat against Brentford, but is still close to the European places in the Premier Ligue, in sixth place with 51 points.

April 14, 2022 1:11 PM ET

Unbeaten

Lyon is one of the two teams that have not lost in the UEFA Europa League this season after having passed the group stage along with Frankfurt, being that it is the third time that they have not lost 9 matches in a single campaign, having 6 wins and 3 draws. 

April 14, 2022 1:06 PM ET

No away wins

West Ham have lost each of their last three regular season away games in European competition without scoring in any of the matches, in 1999-2000 to FSCB in the UEFA Cup, in 2006-07 to Palermo and in the previous round to Sevilla.

April 14, 2022 1:01 PM ET

Watch out for this West Ham player

Jarrod Bowen, has not been going through a good moment, scoring 9 goals in 30 games in the Premier League on the other hand, in the Europa League he has scored 2 goals in 6 games.
 

Source: AP
Source: AP

April 14, 2022 12:56 PM ET

Watch out for this Lyon player

Moussa Dembélé, is a crucial player in Olympique Lyon's forward line, having 12 goals in 23 games, but in the Europa League he has not done very well, scoring 1 goal in only 5 games, so he could reappear to give the pass to the semifinals.

Source: Maxppp
Source: Maxppp

April 14, 2022 12:51 PM ET

Looking for the semifinals

Olympique Lyon will be looking to win the quarterfinals on Thursday, chasing their first European semifinals in more than 45 years, where Barça could be the opponent. If they beat Peter Bosz's men they will add their third presence at this stage in the last five years (2017 in Europa League and in 2020 in Champions League).
 

April 14, 2022 12:46 PM ET

Possible rosters:

Olympique Lyon: Anthony Lopes; Dubois, Denayer, Da Silva y Henrique; Ndombélé o Reine-Adélaïde, Aouar o Romain Faivre, Paquetá, Tetê, Toko-Ekambi; y Dembélé.

West Ham United: Areola; Johnson, Dawson, Diop, Masuaku; Rice, Soucek, Fornals: Bowen, Benrahma; y Antonio.

April 14, 2022 12:41 PM ET

In the sights of 3 players

West Ham United is working on the planning for the next Premier League season, the work of David Moyes has generated confidence and the club wants to bring him pieces so that they can continue to grow, several media in England report that West Ham has in its sights three players, James Tarkowski, Jesse Lingard and Ben Brereton Diaz.
 

April 14, 2022 12:36 PM ET

Welcome

Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of Lyon vs West Ham in the Europa League. The match will take place at the Parc OL Stadium at 14:00.
 

April 14, 2022 12:31 PM ET
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