2023-06-06 11:25:50
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 – 3:25 PM
ABU DHABI, 6th June / WAM / Almost 6 decades following West Ham and Italian Fiorentina won their only European title, each of them is looking forward to returning to the continental podiums through the European Conference League Championship.
The two teams will meet tomorrow in the final match of the second edition of the Conference League, at the “Fortuna Arena” stadium in the Czech capital, Prague.
West Ham was crowned in the 1964-1965 season with the European Club Cup Winners’ Cup, which was later abolished.
This is still the only title for West Ham in the major European tournaments, noting that the team won the Intertoto Cup title, which was a qualifier for the European Union Cup, the European League now.
On the other hand, Fiorentina won its only European title through the European Cup Winners’ Cup in the 1960-1961 season.
Tomorrow’s match also represents an opportunity for Fiorentina to return to the podiums 22 years following winning its last title in various tournaments in general, which is the Italian Cup title in the 2000-2001 season, while West Ham crowned its last title ever 43 years ago, and it was the Federation Cup title. England in the 1979-1980 season.
In addition to the desire of both teams to return to the podiums, tomorrow’s match represents a final opportunity to ensure European participation in the next season.
Fiorentina had made an average career in the last season of the Italian league and finished eighth to end the season outside the qualifying centers for the European championships, and West Ham finished the season that passed in the English Premier League in 14th place, only 6 points behind Leicester City, one of the three teams that were relegated to the first division.
Therefore, winning the Conference League title tomorrow will be the only way that each of the two teams clings to qualify for the European League competition next season.
Muhammad Nabil Abu Taha / Ahmed Zahran / Abdel Nasser Moneim
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