🎥 Rayo lead 1-0, spine-tingling support! Palace cruise, record Sarr 🔥 | OneFootball

The Conference League evening delivered the two semi-finals Shakhtar-Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano-Strasbourg.

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The English side put qualification on the right track with a 3-1 away win, while the Spaniards secured a 1-0 victory in their own fortress.

Shakhtar-Crystal Palace

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⚡️ Palace deadly on the counter, 3-1 Strand Larsen

In the 84th minute Crystal Palace extended their lead, making the most of the counterattack allowed by Shakhtar.

Kamada was once again at the heart of it with an excellent run before setting up Strand Larsen, who stayed ice-cool to hold up the ball and then lift a delicate touch over the advancing goalkeeper.

🤯 Kamada scores after a year and a half: 2-1 Palace

In the 58th minute Crystal Palace went back in front, underlining a clear superiority that had also been shown a few minutes earlier when Mateta hit the post. The goalscorer was Daichi Kamada.

The Japanese midfielder reacted quickest to a loose ball in the box following Richards' long throw and beat the opposing goalkeeper. The former Lazio player had not scored since October 2024.

🧨 Shakhtar respond at the start of the 2nd half: 1-1 Ocheretko

Just as Crystal Palace were quick to open the scoring, Shakhtar needed only 2 minutes to level things up after the break.

From a corner, Ocheretko took advantage of Kaua Elias' flick-on at the near post and poked home for 1-1.

💥 Sarr straight away: 1-0 Palace in the 1st minute

Crystal Palace needed just 21 seconds to break the deadlock. Mateta provided the assist, playing Sarr through, and he was perfect with his angled finish that gave the opposing goalkeeper no chance.

It was the winger's 19th goal of the season, remarkably his ninth in a Conference League campaign played at a stratospheric level.

The goal scored by the English side was historic: it was the fastest in the history of the competition.

✅ Official line-ups

SHAKHTAR (4-1-4-1): Riznyk; Tobias, Bondar, Matviienko, Henrique; Ocheretko; Alisson, Pedrinho, Marlon Gomes, Eguinaldo; Kaua Elias. 

CRYSTAL PALACE (4-3-3): Henderson; Munoz, Lacroix, Richards, Canvot; Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada; Pino, Sarr; Mateta.

Rayo Vallecano-Strasbourg

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📸 1-0 Alemao, Vallecas in delirium

In the 54th minute Rayo Vallecano took the lead thanks to a corner used to perfection. The 15,000 inside Vallecas went wild, a true torcida that cannot fail to stir the emotions.

Cross from Palazon and a near-post header from Alemao, who rose above the opposing shirts and steered it across goal into the far corner. It was the striker's third goal in the Conference League, his fifth of the season.

🔥 RED-HOT ATMOSPHERE AT VALLECAS

Rayo Vallecano's first semi-final in their history was celebrated with endless enthusiasm by fans from the neighbourhood on the outskirts of Madrid. The stadium was already full 20 minutes before kick-off, with a stunning choreography and a banner reading "The biggest neighbourhood in Europe".

✅ Official line-ups

RAYO VALLECANO (4-2-3-1): Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Ciss, Chavarria; Lopez, Valentin; Akhomach, Pelazon, De Frutos; Alemao. 

STRASBOURG (4-2-3-1): Penders; Ouattara, Omobamidele, Hogsberg, Chilwell; Doukoure, El Mourabet; Moreira, Enciso, Godo; Emegha.

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