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Victor Boniface marked his return from injury with a goal, as Bayer Leverkusen beat West Ham 2-0 in the Europa League quarter-final first leg. There was a sense of inevitability as soon as he was summoned from the bench with the scoreline still 0-0. Jonas Hofmann’s volley flashed through the crowded six-yard box to break the deadlock in the 83rd minute. Hofmann then turned provider in the 91st minute, with his inviting cross glanced home by Boniface, to give Xabi Alonso’s side a big advantage ahead of next week’s second leg. Before that game at the London Stadium, Boniface could win the Bundes…

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