In the semi-finals of the Conference League, "West Ham" and "Basel" gained an advantage © ZUMAPRESS com.

On Thursday evening, the semi-finals of the Conference League started.

Former Vilnius "Žalgiris" opponents in the tournament H group, "Basel", defeated "Fiorentina" 2:1 away.

The "violet" team took the lead first, with Arthur Cabral standing out among them. By the way, he used to be a player for "Basel".

However, the victory from Italy was taken by the team from Switzerland, whose triumph was determined by the goals of Andy Diouf and Zeki Amdouni.

In other matches, "West Ham United" beat Alkmar AZ club 2:1.

Tijjani Reijnders put the guests ahead in the 41st minute. In the second half, the London team triumphed after goals from Said Benrahma and Michail Antonio.

The return matches will take place in the Netherlands and Switzerland next week.