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European League: West Ham beats Freiburg 2-0, and Villarreal leads Marseille

The first half of the West Ham match against Freiburg ended with the hosts leading 2-0, in the match that brings them together in the English capital, as part of the return competition for the round of 16 of the European League Championship for the current season 2023-24, which is being held at the London Olympic Stadium.

West Ham took the lead through Brazilian Paqueta in the 9th minute, and Jarrod Bowen added the second goal in the 32nd minute of the first half.

At the same time, Villarreal beat Marseille with a goal, Rangers tied with Benfica without goals, and Milan led Slavia Prague 3-0 in the first half.

West Ham formation against Freiburg

West Ham United

The formation of Freiburg was as follows:

Freiburg Formation

European League

Freiburg lost to West Ham 2-1 in Germany and 0-2 in London in the group stage of the current edition of the European League.

West Ham needs to win by more than one goal to qualify directly, or win by at least one goal to ensure resorting to penalty shoot-outs.

Meanwhile, a draw with any result from Germany’s Freiburg is enough to guarantee qualification to the quarter-finals of the continental competition.