Crystal Palace take on Rayo Vallecano in their first ever European final on Wednesday at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany.
The Eagles are hot favourites to lfit the Europa Conference League, with holders Chelsea missing out entirely on continental competition after defeat by Sunderland on the last day of the Premier League campaign.
Palace, meanwhile, lost 2-1 to Arsenal in their last game of term, but they had their eyes fully on this week’s prize, while the Gunners also rested many of their key players for this weekend’s Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain.
Oliver Glasner kept most of his stars in reserve at Selhurst Park on Sunday, but he called them into action in the dying embers, with Jean-Philippe Mateta notching what would prove to be just a consolation as the south Londoners’ league season ended in defeat.
This game will spell the end of Glasner’s tenure at Palace, after the Austrian announced he would be leaving the club upon the expiration of his contract.
Vallecano are fresh off an eighth-placed finish in La Liga, just pipped to a place in this competition once more by Getafe, who eked them out by a single point.
Managed by Inigo Perez, they saw off BlueCo side Strasbourg in the last four to book their place in Leipzig.
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