Crystal Palace win UEFA Conference League to clinch first European title

[p]The victory in Leipzig crowns a spectacular two years for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]the Eagles[/a] under [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/glasner-oliver/CznGurCt/"]Oliver Glasner[/a]. The Austrian guided Palace to a first-ever major trophy when they defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] in the FA Cup final last season, and have now followed that up with victory on the continent.[/p][p]In between, Palace also got their hands on the Community Shield, when they overcame [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] on penalties.[/p][p]Glasner is set to leave the club at the end of the season at the expiration of his contract, following reports of discontent and frustration in the middle of the campaign over Palace's transfer business.[/p][image alt="Crystal Palace - Rayo Vallecano match momentum" id="476ea032-5545-4fde-b620-ce45bd34367a" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="d6192b64-67e9-433f-99da-1d3c6343b4f1" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Palace were initially meant to take part in Europe's second-tier competition, the Europa League. However, they were demoted to the Conference League following breached regulations because former co-owner John Textor held shares in Palace and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a], with the latter also qualifying for the same competition.[/p][p]They will now participate in the Europa League in 2026/27 as a result of their Conference League victory.[/p][p]Palace finished outside the top eight during the league phase and had to play an extra game in a knockout play-off. En route to the final, they saw off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zrinjski/0C6tPiIc/"]Zrinjski Mostar[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aek-larnaca/4lUZQCQq/"]AEK Larnaca[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fiorentina/Q3A3IbXH/"]Fiorentina[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/shakhtar/4ENWX2OA/"]Shakhtar Donetsk[/a].[/p][p]Palace star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarr-ismaila/ll2uTDkB/"]Ismaila Sarr[/a] is the competition's top scorer with nine goals in 13 games, while no other teammate has scored more than three times.[/p][p]Daichi Kamada has four assists, the second-highest in the competition.[/p]