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title: "Opinion: Rating the West Ham players from a history-defining victory"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2022/03/18/opinion-rating-the-west-ham-players-from-a-history-defining-victory/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2022-03-18T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2022-03-18T07:30:00Z"
---

# Opinion: Rating the West Ham players from a history-defining victory

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2022/03/16/virals-west-ham-star-manuel-lanzini-feeding-possible-return-to-river-plate/) have reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League following a 2-1 aggregate victory over Sevilla.

The Hammers overcame their La Liga opposition [2-0 after extra time](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12566722/west-ham-2-0-sevilla-aet-agg-2-1-andriy-yarmolenko-wins-tie-for-the-hammers) at the London Stadium to qualify for the last eight having been beaten 1-0 in Spain.

Goals from Tomas Soucek and the [man of the moment](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1504587728062763008) Andriy Yarmolenko sent David Moyes’ side through.

> It had to be him. 💙💛 [pic.twitter.com/8n1wTlXCyz](https://t.co/8n1wTlXCyz)
>
> — West Ham United (@WestHam) [March 17, 2022](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1504587728062763008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Joining West Ham in the [next round](https://twitter.com/EuropaLeague/status/1504589963677126662) are Rangers, Atalanta, Braga, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lyon, RB Leipzig and Barcelona.

Whilst the goalscorers will take many of the plaudits, the Irons’ were [superb](https://www.whufc.com/news/pictures-west-ham-2-0-sevilla) to a man with some performing at the very top of their game.

Here’s how we rated the players on show…

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

**XI**: Alphonse Areola 8; Ben Johnson 7, Craig Dawson 8, Kurt Zouma 8, Aaron Cresswell 7; Declan Rice 9, Tomas Soucek 8; Pablo Fornals 8, Manuel Lanzini 7, Said Benrahma 7; Michail Antonio 8.

**Subs**: Andriy Yarmolenko 7, Issa Diop NA, Ryan Fredericks NA.

This was Declan Rice at his very, very best. [Dominant in midfield](https://www.whufc.com/news/highlights-west-ham-2-0-sevilla) and always available in attacking situations, the 23-year-old was sublime from start to finish.

What a night!

The [draw](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/) for the next round will take place at midday today (March 18).