Which means that’s us done for tonight. Thanks all for your company and comments; peace out.

And here’s Jacob Steinberg’s match report from the London Stadium.

Europa semi-final draw:

Benfica/Marseille v Atalanta and Roma v Leverkusen

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Conference semi-final draw:

Aston Villa v Olympiakos/Fenerbahce

Fiorentina v Club Brugge

Otherwise, in the Europa Benfica and Marseille are playing extra time after the French side won 1-0 on the night, likewise Fenerbahce and Olympiakos in the Conference after the turks won 1-0 on the night.

Tonight’s results, Europa on top, Conference below.

“Last week we gave em too much respect,” Michail Antonio tells TNT. He feels he didn’t get a decision all night, but his team were unlucky and the pressing left them knackered at the end. He’s disappointed with how West Ham played last week, but it felt like playing against 14, including the ref and two linos. He’s been at the club nine years, and four back-to-back quarter-finals isn’t something he’d ever have expected, so now they need to qualify again for next year.

The Leverkusen players go to applaud the away end, while the home fans show appreciation for the effort put in by their team. They gave everything, but ran out of legs in the second half, made to chase the ball by a fantastically confident and skilled opponent led by an absolute meister.

Leverkusen know what they’re about, riding out the storm to ease their way through an second half that oozed composure; they’re now 44 games unbeaten, and it’ll take a very serious effort to stop them adding at least one more trophy to that. With Liverpool losing 3-1 on aggregate to Atalanta, Aston Villa are the only english side left in Europe!

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90+5 min Johnson, left in space, laces a decent effort from 25 yards that scuds just past the far post.

90+3 min Boniface works space in the box, feints inside then diddles his man on the outside … only to leather over the bar.

90+2 min We suspected pre-match that Boniface’s second goal last week was probably going to be decisive and that’s how it’s turned out. Tonight’s game, meanwhile, was settled when Alonso replaced Kossounou with Tapsoba, then at half-time when he reorganised.

90+1 min We’ll have four additional minutes.

90 min The home fans give their boys a proper cheers; they know they’ve given it everything across this tie, they’ve just been beaten by a better side on one of the all-time great buzzes.

Frimpong settles the tie and preserves the unbeaten run! left in space down the left side of the box and allowed time thereafter, he nudges inside, creating a shooting angle, fires into Cresswell’s back, and the deflection beats Fabianski! Everkusen in the house, 43 games poised to become 44!

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87 min Alonso sends on Andrich for Wirtz.

87 min I didn’t realise that when Billy McKinley was sent off, so was one of the Leverkusen backroom boys, but it is so.

86 min Kovar, who’s had a much quieter second half then first, takes his time over a goalkick and is booked.

85 min Moyes sends on Johnson and Cornet for Coufal and a displeased Alvarez, then West Ham win a free-kick 40 yards out and Soucek is booked for mouthing off; Ward-Prowse’s delivery is poor, his cross flying well beyond everyone.

83 min What a miss! Bowen tries a really clever reverse-pass, it doesn’t quite get through, and suddenly Leverkusen counter, passes whizzing from Palacios, through Wirtz and into Boniface, who sets Frimpong away at inside-right! He’s got Adli in the middle and this is a chance to finish the tie and save the unbeaten record! But instead of squaring a tap-in, he goes along, skying an amusingly poor effort over the angle at the near post. Whatever the result, he’ll be hearing from his manager on that later.

82 min Time elapses.

80 min It feels banal even to type, but West Ham are missing Paquetá badly. His energy and imagination are exactly what they’re missing now; meantime, Wirtz shoots from distance, winning a corner via defelection. Leverkusen’s unbeaten record is still in serious jeopardy, even more so when Fabianski catches the resultant ball in.

79 min Coufal is booked for protesting when Bowen wins a thrown only for it to be given the other way. So Zouma politely alerts the ref to his accidental oversight, and is booked too.

79 min A loose pass from Boniface sets Kudus away, but he’s run his legs off and all he can do is head straight into trouble.

76 min Finally a slice of magic from Wirtz, painting a glorious ball in behind with the outside of his foot, and Adli is on to it! But down the left side of the box, he can’t find a pass, instead squaring to no one, and West Ham clear.

76 min Leverkusen win a free-kick on the left touchline, 30 yards out, Wirtz to curl in … and the delivery is poor, one of various heads nodding away.

74 min Boniface has space in centrefield, finds Adli, and his shot is blocked at source by Coufal. Moyes needs to try something, because West Ham no longer have the legs to get to the ball first.

73 min “This is not meant as a criticism of his footballing abilities but is it just me or is Kurt Zouma the guy who looks least like a footballer ever?” wonders Stephen McCrossan. “I always think he looks as if he’s wearing some very slippy shoes and might come crashing to the ground at any moment. Also are Leverkusen always this terrible? Presumably not.”

Definitely not, but I take it you don’t remember Gus Caesar?

72 min Bowen doesn’t get a free-kick he wants and is duly booked for mouth.

72 min Don’t forget, Leverkusen have a 43-game unbeaten run to protect. They’ll be very keen to avoid defeat here, but to do that they need to commit men forward, except they won’t want to risk their slender advantage in the process.

71 min Elsewhere, it’s still Atalanta (3) 0-1 (1) Liverpool.

70 min There’s more assurance about Leverkusen’s passing now, but they don’t look great at the back. Problem being, West Ham are running out of gas and ideas, as I type Fabianski diving low to prang clear Frimpong’s cross.

68 min A fourth change for Leverkusen, Adli on for Grimaldo. I imagine Moyes also quite fancies making a chance, he just doesn’t have much quality available to him. Maybe Ings in the last 15, but otherwise it’s kids.

66 min Left in space down the right as Palacios moves through midfield, Frimpong accepts the ball and crosses, getting it so wrong it suddenly looks like it might sneak inside the near post. But Fabianski gets down to it well and shoves away.

65 min Palacios to Frimpong who jabs a cross into the box … and Coufal clears. West Ham, who aren’t really used to pressing, are tiring, and now they’re chasing the ball.

64 min West Ham are still the better team but Leverkusen are keeping the ball much better, picking spaces between the lines, and you get the sense that another goal isn’t far away. But for whom, Chris Kamara?!

62 min Alvarez brings it away and finds Kudus, who finds Antonio down the left; West Ham are enjoying this, but when the ball goes right, Coufal crosses and Kovar collects.

60 min Ogbonna humps over the top and Hincapie panics! He takes a poor touch, heavy and towards his own goal, falls over, and down the right side of the box, Bowen is in! He’s got time too, but then he also panics, swishing a shot so wide of the far post it doesn’t go behind, and when the ball comes back, he can’t find a way of getting a proper head on it at the far post.

58 min Tapsoba holds off Antonio as they pursue a long ball; not many can say that, and though the West Ham man wants a free-kick, the ref thinks not.

57 min “On-topic this time,” begins James Humphries. “Cannot tell a lie, I would love it – love it! – if the Moyesiah could somehow get another European trophy. He got *redacted* (or whatever word the Grauniad subs replace that with) at Man United, and there seems to be an undercurrent of at least some outlets wanting him to fail for being an ageing Scottish dude who likes a solid defence. I, uh, obviously have no dog in this race though. Also, that dance he did after the conference league win. Man, that warmed my heart.”

He made his bed at United, I’d say. I don’t blame him for failing at a job for which he wasn’t equipped and he was also served a donkey, but nevertheless I was surprised to find myself pleased for him when he won the Conference.

56 min On which point, I find it astonishing how often we see dreadful corners like that one taken. What would be a suitable punishment for them? A fine might discourage players from taking them, but what if every player gets fined every time it happens? Or perhaps a noogie or similar? I think we’ve solved this.

55 min Grimaldo’s corner is a stinker, easily hacked away at the front post by Coufal.

53 min Leverkusen are more involved in the game now, Grimaldo pulling wide and taking possession. He can’t make anything of it, but we barely saw him during the first half, and as I type a ball down the line sets him away again, Coufal sliding in to challenge at cost of a corner. On the touchline, meanwhile, Moyes urges his defenders to step up.

51 min Better from Leverkusen, Frimpong crossing from the right for Wirtz, at the back post. He’s in space too so might bring the ball down, but instead he opts to half-volley, barely connecting with a miserable squirt wide of the near post.

50 min There are lots of ways to describe how football works and these days we use lots of complex technical terms and evidence. But the simple things remain true, and Graeme Souness’ line – “the team that gets to the ball first wins” – tell us exactly why this game is going as it is.

49 min Xkaha gives it straight to Bowen and though nothing comes of it, the early signs suggest Leverkusen still aren’t at it.

49 min Stanisic to Frimpong … and he lets the ball roll under his foot.

48 min So those changes: Boniface might hold it up better than Shick did, and will certainly offer greater threat in behind, while Frimpong is electric down the right and will look to push Kudus back.

46 min Surely Leverkusen won’t play as poorly in the second half as they did in the first. But West Ham now know that the way to discomfit them is to step on not step off and I doubt they’ll retreat.

46 min Alonso makes two changes, Frimpong and Boniface – so the first choice right-wing-back and striker – replacing Tella and Shick.

46 min We go again…

Our teams are back with us, and this second half is going to be a jazzer. Dive in, people!

Talking of Atalanta, anyone remember this?

In Bergamo, it’s still 1-0 Liverpool on the night, 3-1 Atalanta on aggregate.

Half-time email: “Loving the picture of it kicking off, with that calmest of calm heads, Granit Xhaka, in the centre of it all restoring the peace,” writes Tim Smith. “Whispering sweet nothings into Mickey’s ear I’m sure!”

Half-time entertainment:

West Ham were decent, Leverkusen were dreadful. Test for Xabi Alonso, his side’s unbeaten record and Europa League quest under serious pressure, while David Moyes fairly bounced down the tunnel.