“In Spain there are people who didn’t know which team I play for”

One of the happiest men tonight London it was spanish Paul Fornalsplayer of West Ham and author of the shot of the goal of Yarmolenko. The man from Castellón showed how happy he was and explained the keys to the game.

“From the first moment we were clear that we had to put strong pressure on them, overwhelm them… we knew that when we give something to our people, they go out of their way. Physically we have seen ourselves superior in extra time, although they have brought in fresh players like Rafa (Mir), who is an animal. He has had a career that he almost did alone”, commented the ‘hammers’ midfielder.

Fornals He smiled when asked about the importance of beating the six-time champion. “Honestly, nobody expected this in Spain, that Sevilla was going to lose to West Ham It wasn’t in the predictions. There are a lot of people in Spain who didn’t even know what team I play for, so imagine. This club had not played in the quarterfinals of a European competition for 41 years”.

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