Crystal Palace’s disappointing Premier League season holds hope of a title as the Eagles are 180 minutes from the UEFA Conference League final.
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The Eagles beat Serie A side Fiorentina over two legs in the quarterfinals and face Shakhtar Donetsk for a place in the final in Leipzig in May.
Oliver Glasner’s men will face either Gary O’Neil’s Strasbourg or Spanish upstarts Rayo Vallecano in the final.
Below is everything you need for the Conference League, with the winners grabbing a spot in the UEFA Europa League for next season and that would be very handy for Palace.
UEFA Conference League knockout phase fixtures
Conference League semifinal schedule
Thursday, April 30
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace — 3pm ET
Rayo Vallecano vs Strasbourg — 3pm ET
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Thursday, May 7
Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk — 3pm ET
Strasbourg vs Rayo Vallecano — 3pm ET
Conference League Final —May 27 in Leipzig, Germany
Shakhtar Donetsk or Crystal Palace — vs — Rayo Vallecano or Strasbourg
Conference League knockout phase results
Playoff round
KuPs 0-1 (0-3 agg) Lech Poznan
Noah 0-4 (1-4 agg) AZ Alkmaar
Zrinjski Mostar 0-2 (1-3 agg) Crystal Palace
Jagiellonia Bialystok 4-2 (4-5 agg) Fiorentina
Shkendija 0-4 (0-5 agg) Samsunspor
Drita 2-3 (4-6 agg) Celje
Sigma Olomouc 2-1 (3-2 agg) Lausanne-Sport
Omonia 1-3 (1-4 agg) Rijeka
Conference League Round of 16
Scores are aggregate over two legs
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Lech Poznan 3-4 Shakhtar Donetsk
AZ Alkmaar 6-1 Sparta Prague
Crystal Palace 2-1 AEK Larnaca
Fiorentina 4-2 Rakow Czestochowa
Samsunspor 2-3 Rayo Vallecano
Celje 2-4 AEK Athens
Sigma Olomouc 0-2 Mainz
Rijeka 2-3 Strasbourg
Conference League quarterfinal results
First legs — Thursday, April 9
Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 AZ Alkmaar
Crystal Palace 3-0 Fiorentina
Rayo Vallecano 3-0 AEK Athens
Mainz 2-0 Strasbourg
Second legs — Thursday, April 16
AZ Alkmaar 2-2 (2-5 agg) Shakhtar Donetsk
Fiorentina 2-1 (2-4 agg) Crystal Palace
AEK Athens 3-1 (3-4 agg) Rayo Vallecano
Strasbourg 4-0 (4-2 agg) Mainz
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