Albion were brought back to earth after their momentous win at Ajax.
But it should never have come to that.
Brian Owen looks back at an afternoon which was initially so positive in various ways – but which turned rather sour.
And he assesses Roberto De Zerbi’s comments about the Mahmoud Dahoud red card and refereeing in general.
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