{"id":290753,"date":"2023-09-21T20:36:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290753"},"modified":"2023-09-21T20:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:36:48","slug":"west-ham-fans-left-in-torrential-rain-ahead-of-europa-league-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/west-ham-fans-left-in-torrential-rain-ahead-of-europa-league-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham fans left in TORRENTIAL rain ahead of Europa League opener"},"content":{"rendered":"
West Ham fans were left drenched ahead of their side’s Europa League opener on Thursday night following some heavy downpour at the London Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Hammers will kick-off their 2023-24 European campaign with a home clash against Serbian outfit TSC Backa Topola.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, ahead of kick-off fans in east London were left running for cover after heavy rain threatened to put a dampener on the affair.<\/p>\n
Fans shared videos of their experience on social media, with one video showing how the torrential rain had flooded into one of the concourses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite the extreme weather conditions pre-match, the rain eased up just before kick-off and it had no effect on the evening’s game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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West Ham fans shared videos of the torrential downpour that ensued ahead of their side’s Europa League clash with\u00a0TSC Backa Topola<\/p>\n
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The heavy rain eventually spilled into sections of the stadium prior to the match<\/p>\n
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One account joked that the stadium now had a ‘new waterfall feature’ following the heavy rain<\/p>\n
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Fans online joked that the London Stadium now boasted a new ‘waterfall feature’ after sharing videos of the rain pouring off the stadium roof.\u00a0<\/p>\n
David Moyes will be hoping that the adverse weather conditions will have no effect on their Europa League opener or their campaign.<\/p>\n
The Irons come into the season off the back of their historic Europa Conference League victory last year and will look to repeat similar successes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Hammers nearly won the competition back in 2022 but were knocked out in the semi-final to German side Eintracht Frankfurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the first match of their 2023-24 campaign, they’ll take on little-known Serbian side TSC Backa Topola – who currently sit top of the Serbian Super Liga.<\/p>\n
In other Hammers news, free agent <\/span>Jesse Lingard\u00a0was pictured training with West Ham ahead of their <\/span>Europa League\u00a0clash.<\/span><\/p>\n Lingard was released by Nottingham Forest this summer, less than a year after he joined the club and became their top earner – and the player has since been training with the Hammers.<\/p>\n He was pictured being put through his paces with the rest of the squad as they prepare for the start of their Europa League campaign – having won the UEFA Conference League last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite the downpour, West Ham’s match with TSC\u00a0Backa Topola still went ahead<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n