‘We have to step up!’ – David Moyes reacts to West Ham’s record unbeaten run ending
The Irons lost 2-1 to Olympiakos.
West Ham’s record unbeaten run in Europe came to an end on Thursday night with a 2-1 defeat at Olympiakos in the Europa League.
A Kostas Fortounis strike and an own goal from Angelo Ogbonna gave the Greek club the lead against a lacklustre Irons side, with Lucas Paqueta’s brilliant, late volley not enough to prevent their first loss on the continent for over a year.
David Moyes’ men had gone 17 games unbeaten in European competition – the joint longest run for an English club – a run that included the Europa Conference League final win over Fiorentina.
That feat was matched on Wednesday night by Manchester City when they beat Young Boys 3-1 in the Champions League, and will likely be broken when the Swiss side visit the Etihad on 7th November.
‘We didn’t quite reach the standards we’ve set in Europe. We’re in the Europa League again and we’re going to have to step up our levels,’ Moyes said post-match.
Despite the defeat, West Ham are still top of Europa League Group A after three games, but now level on points with Frieburg and just two ahead of Oympiakos, with Backa Topola five behind.
The Irons will have a chance of revenge against the Greek club when they travel to the London Stadium on 9th November.
Before that, the East Londoners host struggling Everton in the Premier League on Sunday.
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