UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, March 19, 2026
Crystal Palace WLWDD 2
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AEK Larnaca LDWDW 1
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2nd Leg - Crystal Palace advance 2-1 on aggregate · AEK Arena · 7,019 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Sarr fires Crystal Palace into Conference League quarterfinals

Ismaïla Sarr booked Crystal Palace a Conference League quarterfinal meeting with Fiorentina.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
2
3
Offsides
2
10
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
4
69.9
Possession
30.1
28
SHOTS
6
7
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
611
Accurate Passes
198
694
Passes
299
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
13
Accurate Crosses
5
41
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.4
45
Long Balls
77
23
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
4
18
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
7
Interceptions
11
25
Effective Clearances
51
25
Clearances
51

Head to Head

AEK leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

AEK · 5-4-1

  1. 1Zlatan AlomerovicG
  2. 15Hrvoje MilicevicCD
  3. 4Enric SaboritCD-L
  4. 22Elohor GodswillCD-R
  5. 14ÁngelLB
  6. 2Petros IoannouRB
  7. 17Pere PonsCM-L
  8. 7Gus LedesCM-R
  9. 9Dorde IvanovicLM
  10. 8Marcus RohdénRM
  11. 11Riad BajicF

CRY · 3-4-3

  1. 44Walter BenítezG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 23Jaydee CanvotCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 11Brennan JohnsonRM
  9. 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF
  10. 29Evann GuessandCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! AEK Larnaca 0, Crystal Palace 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  2. 27' Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Enric Saborit (AEK Larnaca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daniel Muñoz replaces Brennan Johnson.
  6. 63' Goal! AEK Larnaca 1, Crystal Palace 1. Enric Saborit (AEK Larnaca) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Rohdén with a cross following a corner.
  7. 73' Second yellow card to Enric Saborit (AEK Larnaca) for a bad foul.
  8. 76' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino replaces Evann Guessand.
  9. 76' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Chris Richards.
  10. 76' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Enzo Cabrera replaces Riad Bajic.
  11. 79' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Valentin Roberge replaces Djordje Ivanovic.
  12. 79' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Yahav Gurfinkel replaces Ángel García.
  13. 83' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Jaydee Canvot.
  14. 84' Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Marcus Rohdén.
  16. 90'
  17. 99' Goal! AEK Larnaca 1, Crystal Palace 2. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daichi Kamada following a corner.
  18. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, AEK Larnaca 1, Crystal Palace 2.
  19. 105' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Robert Mudrazija replaces Pere Pons.
  20. 105'
  21. 112' Substitution, AEK Larnaca. Waldo Rubio replaces Enzo Cabrera because of an injury.
  22. 116' Pere Pons (AEK Larnaca) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 119' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Adam Wharton.
  24. 120'+1' Valentin Roberge (AEK Larnaca) is shown the yellow card.
  25. 120'+4' Petros Ioannou (AEK Larnaca) is shown the red card.
  26. 120'+6'

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