Crystal Palace secured a spot in the Conference League semifinals with a 4-2 aggregate win over Fiorentina, despite losing the second leg 2-1 in Florence. Palace's Ismaila Sarr scored an early header, but Fiorentina fought back with two goals. However, it was not enough to prevent Palace from reaching their first European semifinal, where they will face Shakhtar Donetsk.
Palace are the fifth English club to reach the Conference League last four. Crystal Palace's Dean Henderson said, 'This is unbelievable for this football club...
The fans have stuck by us in the difficult times this season and hopefully we can deliver them something really special.' Palace boss Oliver Glasner added, 'In the quarter-final, it's never easy... We're having a big chance after two or three minutes with Daniel Munoz and then with the penalty, Fiorentina got the belief back.'