Crystal Palace Celebrates Historic European Final After Thrilling Victory
Oliver Glasner hailed Crystal Palace’s “huge European night” after the Eagles booked a Conference League final against Rayo Vallecano following an electric evening at Selhurst Park. Ismaila Sarr now leads the competition with nine goals after scoring in the second half of Palace’s 2-1 semi-final second-leg victory against Shakhtar Donetsk, securing the tie with a 5-2 aggregate score. Daniel Munoz opened the scoring with an own goal from Pedro Henrique in the 25th minute. Eguinaldo equalized stylishly before halftime. Sarr ensured more history for Palace with a crucial second-half goal. “It was electric,” Glasner stated. “A fantastic atmosphere. A great night at Selhurst. And of course, it was the right result and a huge achievement; huge congratulations and credit to the players. “The commitment today, the effort, the discipline, was exceptional, and I always believed that we would create chances and score goals. At the end, we all got the reward with Ismaila Sarr scoring the goal. A huge performance, and a huge European night.”
Source: The Independent Sport - 2026-05-07