UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, April 16, 2026
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Fiorentina WDWLW 2
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2nd Leg - Crystal Palace advance 4-2 on aggregate · Stadio Artemio Franchi · 21,045 att. · Paramount+

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Crystal Palace lose, still through to Conference League semis

Crystal Palace booked their place in the semifinals of the Conference League as a 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina saw them through 4-2 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
33.3
Possession
66.7
9
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
196
Accurate Passes
482
276
Passes
558
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
22
0.4
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
40
33
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
7
18
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
5
39
Effective Clearances
18
39
Clearances
18

Head to Head

CRY leads series 1-0

Lineups

FIO · 3-4-2-1

  1. 43David de GeaG
  2. 15Pietro ComuzzoCD
  3. 6Luca RanieriCD-L
  4. 5Marin PongracicCD-R
  5. 44Nicolò FagioliCM-L
  6. 8Rolando MandragoraCM-R
  7. 21Robin GosensLM
  8. 17Jack HarrisonRM
  9. 91Roberto PiccoliF
  10. 19Manor SolomonCF-L
  11. 10Albert GudmundssonCF-R

CRY · 3-4-3

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 23Jaydee CanvotCD-L
  4. 26Chris RichardsCD-R
  5. 18Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 2Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Fiorentina 0, Crystal Palace 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz with a cross following a fast break.
  2. 30' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Adam Wharton because of an injury.
  3. 30' Goal! Fiorentina 1, Crystal Palace 1. Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 40' Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 40' Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 41' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Chadi Riad replaces Maxence Lacroix because of an injury.
  7. 45'+5' Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  9. 45' Substitution, Fiorentina. Cher Ndour replaces Nicolò Fagioli.
  10. 53' Goal! Fiorentina 2, Crystal Palace 1. Cher Ndour (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manor Solomon.
  11. 53' Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 67' Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 70' Substitution, Fiorentina. Eddy Kouadio replaces Pietro Comuzzo.
  14. 70' Substitution, Fiorentina. Luís Balbo replaces Robin Gosens.
  15. 73' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Yéremy Pino.
  16. 75' Substitution, Fiorentina. Giovanni Fabbian replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
  17. 75' Substitution, Fiorentina. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Manor Solomon.
  18. 76' Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 87' Cher Ndour (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+1' Roberto Piccoli (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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