Crystal Palace reach Conference League last 16 as Fiorentina scrape through
Crystal Palace booked their place in the UEFA Europa Conference League last 16 with a 2 0 home win over Zrinjski Mostar, while Fiorentina survived a major scare against Jagiellonia Bialystok. Palace had been held to a 1 1 draw in Bosnia in the first leg of their play off tie but completed a 3 1 aggregate victory at Selhurst Park. Under pressure coach Oliver Glasner, who has already confirmed he will leave at the end of the season, eased some of the heat on his position thanks to goals from Maxence Lacroix and Evann Guessand. Lacroix opened the scoring in the 36th minute, heading in from close range after Adam Wharton’s well delivered free kick. Guessand, who also scored the winner against Wolves in the Premier League at the weekend, sealed the result in stoppage time with a low […]
