Sadly for West Ham, they did not so much fade and die as die, then fade.
Aaron Cresswell’s sending off after just 18 minutes killed them, and from there they simply slipped out of the Europa League having made barely an impression on the semi-final stage.
Beaten at home, beaten away, the abiding image of West Ham’s departure from the tournament will be of manager David Moyes taking his frustration out on a ball boy, and getting a deserved red card. It was not a good look, for the man, or the club. Two red cards, and no complaints about either.