Crystal Palace beat Shakhtar to reach first European final

— Match Report

Crystal Palace created club history at Selhurst Park, defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 on the night and 5-2 on aggregate to book a place in their first ever European final. Oliver Glasner's side will face Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig on Wednesday 27 May.

Holding a 3-1 lead from the first leg in Krakow, Palace were largely untroubled across a raucous evening in south London, weathering Shakhtar's brief response to seal a 5-2 aggregate win in the Conference League semi-final.

Pino's Goal Chalked Off

Palace thought they had stretched their advantage when Yeremy Pino raced through and slotted a calm finish into the net after just nine minutes. However, the winger was ruled offside following an extremely tight VAR check when he collected Jean-Philippe Mateta's flick-on.

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