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... UEFA.com - News
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Title joy for Astra, Plzeň and APOEL
Breakthrough title for AstraAstra Giurgiu are celebrating their first ever Romanian championship after wrapping up the title without even taking the field on Sunday. Closest rivals Steaua Bucureşti needed to beat Pandurii Târgu Jiu to keep the race alive, but a 1-1 result in that match handed Astra the crown with two games remaining – with Steaua five points back and just one match left."We don't need to be modest because this is the reality: we played the best football among all the top-division sides and deserved to win the title," said coach Marius Șumudică, who clinched the first league crown of his coaching career. "It was a very difficult year for ...