West Ham United’s hopes of winning a European trophy in their first season at the London Stadium were ended when they were beaten 1-0 at home by Astra Giurgiu in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.
Held 1-1 in the first leg of their play-off tie in Romania, Slaven Bilić’s team fell to a goal just before half-time from Portuguese midfielder Filipe Teixeira and were unable to break down their opponents in the second half, going out 2-1 on aggregate.
Tiago Pinto’s two goals helped competition debutants Osmanlıspor secure a 3-0 aggregate win against last season’s surprise package, Midtjylland. Italian club Sassuolo also completed a 3-0 aggregate triumph on their…