👀 Conference League | Palace and Rayo in the final! Glasner 🔝 | OneFootball

No surprises on the European Conference League night: the final in Leipzig will be between Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano. Crystal Palace had to defend the 3-1 from the first leg and, living up to the pre-match expectations, widened the gap by winning the return leg against Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 as well, flying into the final in Leipzig. 

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Another milestone for Glasner who, after winning the FA Cup and Community Shield with the Eagles, has reached the first European final in Palace history. In the other match, Rayo Vallecano booked their place in the final by defending the 1-0 from the first leg, winning the return leg as well and becoming the only Spanish club in a European final this season. 

Strasbourg-Rayo Vallecano 0-1

42ND MINUTE - Rayo Vallecano take the lead in France too, opening up a two-goal cushion over Strasbourg. A scramble in the box ends with a winning tap-in from Brazilian Alemao.  

Strasbourg (3-4-1-2): Penders; Doué, Omobamidele, Chilwell; Moreira, El Mourabet, Doukoure, Outtara; Barco; Enciso, Goda.

Rayo Vallecano (4-3-3): Batalla; Rafiu, Lejeune, Ciss, Pep Chavarria; Palazon, Valentin, Lopez; Akhomach, Alemao, De Frutos.

Crystal Palace-Shakthar 2-1

52ND MINUTE - Palace respond at the start of the second half and, through their talisman in the Conference League, strike again: a tap-in from Sarr, who pounces on a cross from the left, stretching to poke it into the net. 9 goals in the Conference League and top scorer. 

34TH MINUTE - The Ukrainians throw the game and the tie back open: Eguinaldo controls it in the box and fires a left-footed shot into the top corner. There’s life in London. 

24TH MINUTE - After the disallowed goal, the English side do take the lead. The move develops down the right, the ball reaches Munoz, who sends it in and finds a deflection off Pedro Henrique that beats Riznyk, who had made a fine save shortly before. 

10TH MINUTE - Pino sends Crystal Palace soaring: Mateta lays it off, the Spaniard breaks clear on his own and rifles a right-footed shot across Riznyk and in, sending the home crowd into raptures. Everything stopped, though: after a long check, the goal was disallowed. 

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

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

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📸 GLYN KIRK - AFP or licensors