Italian Journalist Vieri Capretta, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, on FC Basel's win at Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League semi-finals first leg: "Fiorentina have been amazing away from home in the Conference League, winning three times on the road, scoring four goals. This is a different scenario.

"No-one was expecting an easy match here in Florence for the host. No-one would have thought especially after Fiorentina going up 1-0 that Basel would come out victorious.

"I was impressed by Basel's strength and how they played very solid, quality football. I think a draw would have been a fairer result but there is a second leg to go for Fiorentina. Definitely shocking result for them.

"I think Fiorentina are maybe not the favourites, but it's 50-50 and I wouldn't be surprised to see them in Prague."

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In the other Europa Conference League semi-final, Fiorentina, who were heavy favourites to progress, fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Swiss side FC Basel in Thursday night's first leg.

Arthur Cabral gave the hosts a first-half lead, but Basel came back strongly and after Andy Diouf equalised with 20 minutes remaining Zeki Amdouni turned the tie on its head with a stoppage-time winner.

West Ham United

Writer and broadcaster Sam Delaney, a big West Ham fan, told the Football Daily podcast what reaching the final would mean for supporters after the Hammers won their Europa Conference League semi-final first leg 2-1 against AZ Alkmaar:

"It's huge for us, we haven’t won a trophy since 1980, we haven’t been in a European final even longer than that. Towards the end of last season we were chasing the Europa League again and we missed out on that and at the time fans were thinking if the Conference was going to be a distraction.

"What made a big impact on people’s perception though was Roma winning it under Mourinho and the reaction in Rome by their fans for a club who has won the European Cup before. I think Jose Mourinho even got a tattoo to commemorate the victory.

"It think that resonated with West Ham fans, a trophy is a trophy. This is a European trophy, beggars can't be choosers. We're not a club that’s in finals on a regular basis.

"So slowly fans started getting more and more passionate and enthusiastic about it and the atmosphere has been really really great. It felt electric. It’ll be a big deal if we manage to get there and win it."

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The debate about Uefa's decision to host the final at a stadium with a 20,000 capacity will no doubt crank up a notch following the second leg of the semi-finals.

But West Ham fan Sam Delaney has put into context what reaching that final would mean to the club's supporters...

Simon Stone
BBC Sport at the London Stadium

Uefa chose Prague as a venue for the Europa Conference League final before the competition – which was launched in 2021-22 as a way of offering clubs from outside the big five television markets a way of experiencing more European football – actually started.

But the tournament has proved popular with clubs from bigger countries, with Leicester, Roma and Marseille reaching the semi-finals last season.

Uefa has already decided to increase the minimum final capacity to 30,000 from next season. But for this one, it is too late.

“The bidding process to host the 2023 Europa Conference League final was launched in July 2021 and the decision to appoint Prague as the host for this season's final was taken in May 2022, well before the beginning of the current club football season as the organisation of a club final requires long preparations and planning in order to have everything in place by the host association together with Uefa," it said in a statement.

“At the time of the bidding process, no final of the new competition had been played.

“For the above reasons, a change of venue of this year’s final at such a late stage cannot be envisaged.”

Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Uefa has ruled out the possibility of moving the Europa Conference League final away from the 20,000-capacity Fortuna Arena in Prague.

Competing clubs have been told they will receive a 5,000-seat allocation for the game on 7 June.

However, concerns have been expressed about whether that represents a security risk.

West Ham, who won the first leg of their semi-final with AZ Alkmaar last night, have not featured in a European final since 1976 and haven’t won a major trophy since 1980.

Italian side Fiorentina, who lost their first leg to Swiss side Basel, have not reached a European final since 1961. Neither AZ Alkmaar nor Basel have ever won a European competition. Last season the final was played in Tirana, when Roma beat Feyenoord.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport at the London Stadium

West Ham manager David Moyes was in a strange mood when he came to speak to the media last night.

I would have thought he would be upbeat given his side came from behind to snatch a precious European semi-final victory.

But he started by saying 'it is not done', which is fair enough but then when I asked him about Said Benrahma, who kept his nerve to score the crucial equaliser from the penalty spot, part of what I and BBC Sport website followers thought was a man of the match performance, he said only this.

"He held his nerve and finished the penalty off, but he had a great chance to finish another one off later on, which was much easier."

He did have a chance he should have done better with. But 'much easier' than a penalty. Really?

We will bring you the top lines from Manchester United women's manager Marc Skinner's news conference when we get them. They are expected some time after 09:30 BST.

Before then, we will return to reaction following Thursday night's European action...

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BBC Sport

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Katie Zelem grew up watching her beloved Manchester United deliver trophy after trophy - in the men's game. But she did not have a women's team to look up to.

Now she has the chance to fulfil her childhood dream when she leads her team out at Wembley Stadium for their first Women's FA Cup final appearance.

"When I was younger and started playing, I didn't really have any female role models," said the 27-year-old midfielder.

She joined the club's academy when she was eight but had to leave when she turned 17 to kickstart her professional career as United had disbanded their senior women's team in 2005. She moved to Liverpool, then to Juventus.

When United reformed in 2018, Zelem did not hesitate to return - even though they were in the Championship at the time.

Having helped the club's rise to the top of the Women's Super League, Zelem will captain them against Chelsea in Sunday's FA Cup final, as they seek their first major trophy.

"It's a club I've been at for a really long time now and supported my whole life. I think it's what childhood dreams are made of," she said.

"Manchester United lives firmly in my heart. Captaining Manchester United and making my debut, then this moment, will certainly be up there in my highlights."

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Manchester United

Katie Zelem says joining Manchester United was the "best decision" of her career - as she prepares to lead them out against Chelsea in Sunday's FA Cup final at Wembley.

Jess Anderson
BBC Sport

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"One of the most in-form players in the league" - that's the type of praise Chelsea's unassuming winger Guro Reiten might shy away from, but has become increasingly common during a brilliant season.

In what has been an unrelenting campaign for Chelsea in pursuit of an unprecedented fourth consecutive Women's Super League title and preparing to face Manchester United in the FA Cup final on Sunday, Reiten has been key.

The 28-year-old tops the charts for WSL assists with 10 and has scored seven league goals, while she has a further eight assists and four goals in other competitions.

The Norwegian endured two disrupted seasons at the start of her Chelsea career because of the Covid-19 pandemic but this campaign has been instrumental in keeping her side's trophy ambitions alive.

"She has been very influential to their season," said former Tottenham and West Ham player Sam Miller on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.

"We've seen her grow season-by-season. She's almost gone under the radar at times but she is just stepping up each season.

"She's almost like a baby-faced assassin. She's got a killer instinct. She's been one of the most in-form players this season."

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Sunday's final sees the Women's Super League's top two teams as it stands face each other at a packed Wembley Stadium.

Chelsea defeated Aston Villa 1-0 in their semi-final while United were 3-2 winners against Brighton.

Manchester United - the WSL leaders - will be appearing in the final for the first time in their history.

The Blues have won the competition four times and been runners-up twice.

Emma Hayes' side beat Manchester City in last year's final, winning 3-2 after extra time.

If Sunday's match is level after 90 minutes, extra time and penalties will be used to decide who wins the final.

Both Chelsea and Manchester United have already received £110,000 in prize money since their introduction at the fourth-round stage.

The winning team receive £100,000 in prize money from the Football Association and £50,000 will be given to the losing side.

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The Women's FA Cup final takes place this Sunday, 14 May at a sold-out Wembley Stadium and will be available to watch live on BBC One, the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and mobile app.

Gabby Logan will present live coverage, with build-up starting on BBC One at 13:50 BST.

Joining her at Wembley will be three FA Cup winners - former Arsenal captain Alex Scott, England's most-capped player Fara Williams and former United goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain.

Right, we are going to return for more reaction from last night's European semi-finals, but we are now going to turn our attention to the Women's FA Cup final.

Manchester United and Chelsea - the top two in the Women's Super League - go head to head at Wembley on Sunday in the Women's FA Cup showpiece.

We will soon be hearing from Manchester United manager Marc Skinner, with Chelsea boss Emma Hayes coming up from 15:00 BST.

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Manager David Moyes said West Ham's Europa Conference League semi-final against AZ Alkmaar is far from over - despite taking a 2-1 lead into next week's second leg.

The Hammers came from behind against the Dutch side to move one step closer to lifting a first major trophy since 1980.

"We've got a narrow lead, but nothing more than that," said Moyes.

"The tie is very evenly balanced; there is very little in the game. If we were losing by a goal I wouldn't be saying we were out of the tie.

"I'm pleased we've got ourselves in front, which is a big thing. It was a difficult night. We've learned some lessons over the years, but it's difficult when you think you're not getting the rub of the green. But we're used to that at the minute.

"I hugely believe we've got a big resilience here - through the club, through the team - and we've needed it.

"We're just off a big win against Manchester United and just won 2-1 in a semi-final first leg - so that's OK. But we have a big job to do next week."

Moyes added: "There was a little period it was beginning to get a little out of hand but we've learned a bit from it.

"It's an emotional game, football, and the players were fighting for everything."

The capacity of the stadium for the final will clearly be an issue should West Ham reach that stage, but they still have plenty of work to do to get past AZ Alkmaar away from home in the return leg on 18 May.

Let's hear what Hammers boss David Moyes made of his side's performance and the slender lead they built at the London Stadium...

Alistair Bruce-Ball
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

The other thing with that 20,000 figure is that, as we know with these things, it will not be 10,000 for each club. If you consider West Ham's fanbase, it is going to be a tiny fraction of the fans they would like to take over for a final like that, so I can see why they would be disappointed.

James Collins
Former West Ham defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

In a way, 20,000 is sort of the way people feel about the competition, if that makes sense. By having it at such a small stadium, it is not going to promote the competition in the way we [or Uefa] want it to be promoted. Tonight, the London Stadium has been jam-packed full of both sets of supporters. It's been excellent and I do feel it needs a bigger platform than that, with it being a European final.

Glenn Murray
Former Brighton striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

I think West Ham will put Alkmaar to bed and get into the final, but I am so disappointed to hear that the Eden Arena in Prague only holds 20,000 people. For a new European competition, Roma winning it last year gave it the lift the competition needed, but to have the final in front of 20,000 people is a ludicrous decision.