DAVID MOYES has been hoping Bayer Leverkusen were on the sauce a bit too much after their Bundesliga triumph and that West Ham can give them a bitter Pils to swallow.
The Hammers boss was ale and hearty as he assessed his team's prospects of overturning a 2-0 deficit from the first leg in tonight's Europa League quarter-final.
Leverkusen clinched their maiden title with a 5-0 romp against Werder Bremen on Sunday and toasted their 43-match unbeaten run from one-litre jugs of beer (above).
Moyes (right) said: "I hope they've been downing those big, giant glasses of beer they get in Germany." But Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso last night revealed there were no lingering hangovers from having too many steins.
He said: "We had a few, but not too many. We had control.
"It was a moment to enjoy.
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