Yarmolenko the hero again as West Ham reach EL quarter-finals

Andriy Yarmolenko was again the hero for West Ham as his extra-time goal knocked out Sevilla and sent the Hammers into the Europa League quarter-finals after a 2-0 victory on the night and 2-1 win on aggregate.

It was Yarmolenko's second goal in as many games for West Ham since his return from compassionate leave following the war in his native Ukraine.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Tomas Soucek's first-half header brought West Ham level in the tie and while the Hammers controlled much of the second leg at the London Stadium, they could not find the decisive second goal in normal time.

Their big moment eventually came in the second half of extra time as Yarmolenko, who came on as an 87th-minute substitute, reacted quickest after goalkeeper Yassine Bounou parried Pablo Fornals' strike to tap home the rebound and spark yet more emotional scenes.

The Ukraine international's strike proved to be the decisive goal as West Ham knocked out the six-time winners to book their place in Friday's draw for the last eight as their remarkable European adventure continues.

After a cagey opening, West Ham needed a stunning one-handed save from Alphonse Areola to keep out Youssef En-Nesyri's powerful strike.

The game started to open up and Said Benrahma's brilliantly disguised pass released Michail Antonio, but the striker's shot was palmed away by goalkeeper Bounou before Nemanja Gudelj got to the rebound ahead of Soucek to clear.

West Ham got their goal moments later to bring the tie level on the night. Antonio was involved again, and his inch-perfect cross picked out Soucek, who guided the ball beyond Bounou and into the far corner.

After the break, the Hammers went on the attack immediately as they looked to grab a decisive second