UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, May 7, 2026
Shakhtar Donetsk WLWDL 1
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Crystal Palace LDLWL 2
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SHK101
CRY112
2nd Leg - Crystal Palace advance 5-2 on aggregate · Selhurst Park · 23,080 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Crystal Palace reach Conference League final after Shakhtar win

Crystal Palace soared into their first European final after Conference League top scorer Ismaïla Sarr scored his ninth goal in the competition to claim a 2-1 semi-final second-leg victory over Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
5
66.5
Possession
33.5
17
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
498
Accurate Passes
209
542
Passes
273
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.4
28
Long Balls
40
20
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
2
3
Effective Tackles
23
9
Tackles
33
0.3
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
7
17
Effective Clearances
29
17
Clearances
29

Highlights

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Head to Head

CRY leads series 1-0

Lineups

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

SHK · 4-1-4-1

  1. 31Dmytro RiznykG
  2. 22Mykola MatviyenkoCD-L
  3. 5Valeriy BondarCD-R
  4. 27Oleh OcheretkoDM
  5. 13PedrinhoLB
  6. 17Vinícius TobiasRB
  7. 6Marlon GomesCM-L
  8. 10PedrinhoCM-R
  9. 7EguinaldoLM
  10. 30Alisson SantanaRM
  11. 19Kauã EliasF

Timeline

  1. 15' Valerii Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Own Goal by Pedro Henrique, Shakhtar Donetsk. Crystal Palace 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
  3. 27' Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Alaa Ghram replaces Vinícius Tobias because of an injury.
  4. 34' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 1. Eguinaldo (Shakhtar Donetsk) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pedro Henrique.
  5. 45' Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Isaque replaces Alisson Santana.
  6. 52' Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
  7. 56' Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Lassina Traoré replaces Kauã Elias.
  8. 56' Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Newerton replaces Oleh Ocheretko.
  9. 66' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  10. 75' Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Lucas Ferreira replaces Pedrinho.
  11. 78' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Brennan Johnson replaces Yéremy Pino.
  12. 88' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jefferson Lerma replaces Daichi Kamada.
  13. 89' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Adam Wharton.
  14. 89' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Daniel Muñoz.

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