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Guardian Sport07.05.2026SportUnited Kingdom

Crystal Palace v Shakhtar Donetsk: Europa Conference League semi-final, second leg – live

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⚽ Updates from the 8pm BST kick-off; agg 3-1⚽ Villa v Forest – live | Scores | Mail NiallBack in April 1962, Crystal Palace hosted Real Madrid in a friendly to christen Selhurst Park’s new floodlights. Alfredo Di Stéfano graced the pitch with “effortless ease at walking pace” (according to the Croydon Advertiser) and his team ran out 4-3 winners.Save for a solitary Intertoto Cup tie and a few Anglo-Italian Cup outings, that was pretty much it for Palace and European football, until this very season. It’s been a steep learning curve – demoted from Europa to Conference League, Palace had to progress via the playoff round while planning for the summer departure of Oliver Glasner. Continue reading...

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