ACE IN THE PAQ

Lucas ends Greek resistance to earn blunt Hammers vital win

- Neil McLeman

WEST HAM         1 

OLYMPIAKOS     0

LUCAS PAQUETA moment against found a Eureka Greek side Olympiakos to all but earn West Ham European football after Christmas for a third consecutive season.

Seeking revenge for a heated away defeat in Piraeus a fortnight ago, the Hammers were frustrated by their visitors for the first 73 minutes of a poor game.

But James Ward-Prowse then floated a chip over the Greek rearguard for Paqueta to volley home.

The super strike was initially ruled offside but a VAR check showed leftback Francisco Ortega had played the Brazilian onside, sparking belated celebrations.