Crystal Palace Into Conference League Final with Win over Shakhtar
Ismaila Sarr scored his ninth Conference League goal as Palace advanced 5-2 on aggregate and will face Rayo Vallecano in the final.
- On Thursday, Crystal Palace reached the Conference League final after a 2-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk at Selhurst Park, securing a 5-2 aggregate victory in their first season in Europe.
- Palace originally qualified for the Europa League after winning the FA Cup last season, but were dropped to the Conference League following a multi-club ownership case involving French side Olympique Lyonnais.
- Daniel Munoz forced a 25th-minute own goal before Ismaila Sarr netted the decisive strike seven minutes after the break. "It's pretty incredible honestly to get into a European competition with Crystal Palace," captain Dean Henderson told TNT Sports.
- The Eagles will face Spanish side Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final on May 27 in Leipzig, after Rayo Vallecano beat Strasbourg 2-0 on aggregate.
- This fixture marked the most important match in nearly 102 years of Selhurst Park history, while Shakhtar, exiled for 12 years due to the war in Ukraine, played their European home games in Poland.
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"Truly, when I started here two and a half years ago, I couldn't imagine it either." Oliver Glasner said after the final move with his team Crystal Palace in the Conference League. The fairy tale is about to be completed. The chairman came into his cabin. As he always does, just in front of the whistle when the players warm up. He, Glasner, asked him, Steve Parish, Big Boss of Crystal Palace, if he had believed that over two years ago – namely t…
The Crystal Palace got the pass to the finals of the Conference League after winning the Shakhtar Donetsk (2-1) and met with the Vallecan Ray in the final that will take place in Leipzig on 27 May.
Crystal Palace into Conference League final with win over Shakhtar
Crystal Palace reached the Conference League final after a 2-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk at Selhurst Park on Thursday gave them a 5-2 aggregate victory, earning the Premier League side a place in the decider in their first season in Europe.
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