Soccer-West Ham secure late win over Olympiakos, Marseille beat AEK

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group A - West Ham United v Olympiacos - London Stadium, London, Britain - November 9, 2023 West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta celebrates scoring their first goal with Said Benrahma, Emerson Palmieri, Vladimir Coufal and teammates REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

(Reuters) -West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta scored a late goal to earn his side a 1-0 home win over Olympiakos Piraeus as they retained top spot in Europa League Group A, while Olympique de Marseille won 2-0 at AEK Athens to remain first in Group B on Thursday.

West Ham lost 2-1 away to the Greek side a fortnight ago but their win at the London Stadium put them level on nine points with second-placed Freiburg, who crushed bottom side Backa Topola 5-0. Olympiakos are third with four points.