WEST HAM face tricky trips to Romania, Belgium and Denmark for group stages matches of the Europa Conference League.
The Hammers were competing in the Europa League last season and managed to reach the semi-finals.
However, back-to-back losses to Eintracht Frankfurt saw West Ham miss out on a final spot to face Rangers.
Winning the competition would have seen David Moyes’ men earn a Champions League spot.
Instead, West Ham finished their Premier League campaign in seventh, booking their place in Europe’s third tier competition.
And they will play FCSB, Anderlecht and Silkeborg for a place in the knockout stages.
Romanian side FCSB have significant European pedigree.
FCSB won the European Cup in 1986 and were runners-up in 1989.
Anderlecht will not be an easy trip for the Hammers either.
The Belgian side were playing in the Champions League in the 2017-18 season.
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And Silkeborg are neighbours of West Ham’s Danish play-off opponents Viborg.
On last night’s 3-0 win over Viborg, summer signing Gianluca Scamacca said: “We want to be in the Europa Conference League, so it was so important to win.
“Everyone want to play in the European competitions, so it was a big night for us and we will give 100 per cent to go as far as possible.”
West Ham could also have Lucas Paqueta in their squad, and the Brazil ace could be the man to get the Hammers firing again.
Moyes’ side have agreed a £51million deal with Lyon for the 24-year-old playmaker.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
