West Ham United's European campaign can be a springboard for their domestic season.
That is according to manager David Moyes, who is preparing to take on AEK Larnaca from Cyprus in the last 16.
Moyes knows they will be a tough opponent, but hopes good European results can help them climb up the Premier League table and avoid relegation.
He stated on the game during a press conference: We're really looking forward to the game in Larnaca.
It's a big opportunity and great that we're at this stage of the competition. We know that to get through would be another big achievement to get to a quarter final for a second consecutive year would be huge for us from where we've been in the past.
We're looking forward to the game and not for a minute do I underestimate it or take any of it for granted because I think we've got a tough game on our hands and we've been relaying that to the players."
He added: I'm expecting an incredibly tough game from a [Larnaca] side who I feel have got good momentum in their league.
They've got an experienced team, they've also got a team who have played a lot in Europe they started this season in the Champions League, went into the Europa League and now find themselves in the Conference League, all in the same season.
So from that point of view I think they're a side who have some experience in these competitions and in football you never know.
I'm going into the game as if we were playing any other team. We've had to play a lot of really good teams from various countries, so we'll treat this exactly the same as we've treated the other games."