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Europa Conference League: Joe Cole hails 'special day' for West Ham as club make history by reaching final

West Ham have made it through to a European final for the first time in 47 years after beating AZ Alkmaar 3-0 on aggregate in the Europa Conference League and the sense of achievement wasn't lost on BT Sport expert Joe Cole, who labelled it a «special day». David Moyes' side won the second leg 1-0 thanks to Pablo Fornals' goal in added-time to set up a showpiece final against Fiorentina in Prague on June 7, and The Hammers can now look forward to their first final in European competition since 1975-76, when they were Cup Winners' Cup runners-up.

Soccer: Sevilla fight back to beat Juve and reach Europa League final

SEVILLA, Spain : Europa League thoroughbreds Sevilla fought back to reach yet another final as substitute Erik Lamela scored with a fabulous header five minutes into extra time to earn a gritty 2-1 win over Juventus on Thursday, securing a 3-2 aggregate victory.

Sevilla 2-1 Juventus: Erik Lamela header in extra time sends Jose Luis Mendilibar’s side into Europa League final

Erik Lamela scored an extra-time winner as Sevilla booked their place in the Europa League final with a 2-1 win over Juventus. After an incident-packed first half, Dusan Vlahovic came off the bench to put Juventus 1-0 in front on the night, and 2-1 ahead on aggregate. Ad Substitute Suso cancelled out Vlahovic’s opener six minutes later with a wonderful goal to level the tie and send the game into extra time.