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Michail Antonio explains how West Ham planned to 'damage' AZ Alkmaar in Europa Conference League victory

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West Ham match-winner Michail Antonio explained how his team planned to “damage” AZ Alkmaar in their Europa Conference League win.

The Dutch side went ahead towards the end of the first half when Tijjani Reijnders scored, and for a moment it looked as if West Ham might already be on their way out of the competition at the same stage as last year’s European exit.

Ad However they have given themselves a much better chance with next week’s second leg yet to come in the Netherlands, by securing a 2-1 victory.

Europa League'I wish I could score every week' — Rice on West Ham's perfect Europa League start01/10/2021 AT 09:12 First up, playmaker Said Benhrama scored from the spot on 67 minutes, before veteran forward Antonio grabbed a second 12 minutes later.

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