Crystal Palace launched its first full venture into European football with a 2-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv in Poland on Thursday in the UEFA Conference League.
Colombian wing-back Daniel Munoz’s brilliant towering header in the first half put Palace ahead in Lublin, where Dynamo is playing its home games in Europe this season because of the war in Ukraine.
Eddie Nketiah grabbed a second just before the hour, stabbing in another cross from the excellent Yeremy Pino, as Palace set a new club record run of 19 matches unbeaten.
Borna Sosa though picked up two yellow cards in quick succession to leave Palace with 10 men for the final 15 minutes.
“I’m proud that we could start the Conference League away against a very good opponent. I don’t think about this (unbeaten) run, because it has already happened, so for me it is important what comes next,” said Palace boss Oliver Glasner.
“We don’t prefer any competition. We always want to win the next game, and I just told the players now after the game, ‘congratulations for this good start’,” he added.
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Palace qualified for Europe after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final last season, but was demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League after breaching UEFA rules on multi-club ownership.
The Premier League club’s only previous experience of continental competition was one home-and-away tie in the Intertoto Cup back in 1998.
Palace is among the favourites for the Conference League title and is due to host AEK Larnaca of Cyprus in its next game in the league phase on October 23.
The Eagles will also face Dutch club AZ Alkmaar, French side Strasbourg, Irish outfit Shelbourne and Finland’s KuPS.
Published on Oct 03, 2025