After the FA Cup last season and the Community Shield last summer, Oliver Glasner has now led Crystal Palace to their first-ever European trophy. The Eagles beat Rayo Vallecano in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday, and Glasner, to will now leave the club in search of a fresh challenge, found an amusing way […] The post Departing Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner does the ” belly slide” in celebration of Conference League triumph (Video) appeared first on Soccer News.
The 2025–26 Europa Conference League will ultimately be remembered not as a competition of opportunity, but of realization—a season in which Crystal Palace transformed potential into history. From Contenders to Champions: Crystal Palace Complete the Story Under Oliver Glasner, the club’s journey reached its defining conclusion in Leipzig, where Palace secured a 1–0 victory over […] The post Europa Conference League 2025–26 Review: Crystal Palace’s Triumph and Glasner’s Lasting Legacy appeared first on Soccer News.
In what was another astonishing night in Crystal Palace’s history, the Eagles were crowned Europa Conference League champions on Wednesday as they clinched a gritty 1-0 victory against Spanish outfit Rayo Vallecano. Just months removed from trying to force his way out of the club, it was Jean-Philippe Mateta who wrote himself into Palace folklore […] The post Crystal Palace 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: What Were The Key Talking Points As The Eagles Are Crowned Europa Conference League Champions In Germany? appeared first on Soccer News.
Rayo Vallecano manager Inigo Perez cut an emotional figure as he walked into his press conference following their 1-0 Conference League final loss to Crystal Palace, and walked out to a round of appla...
⚽ Read Ed Aarons’ match report from Leipzig⚽ Get in touch! Email Dominic with any thoughtsIt’s important to remember tonight’s winners will be granted an automatic spot in next season’s Europa League. Which is no small prize for the eighth-placed finishers in Spain (Rayo) and the team that finished 15th in the Premier League (Palace), neither of whom would be getting European football next season otherwise.The two clubs have played just one appearance in the Europa League (or Uefa Cup, its predecessor) between them – when Rayo Vallecano qualified for the 2000-01 Uefa Cup courtesy of their fair play record. Continue reading...
