Palace on cusp of Conference League final with win...

Crystal Palace defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 in the UEFA Conference League semifinal first leg on April 30, 2026, played in Krakow due to the war in Ukraine. Ismaïla Sarr scored after just 21 seconds — the fastest goal in Conference League history — before Daichi Kamada and Jørgen Strand Larsen added second-half goals to give Palace a commanding lead, with Ocheretko netting a consolation for Shakhtar. The winners of the tie will face either Rayo Vallecano or Strasbourg in the final in Leipzig on May 27.