SEMI-FINAL SECOND LEG
C RY S TA L PA L A C E v S H A K H TA R D O N E T S K T H U R S D AY 7 M AY 2 0 2 6 SE LH U RST PA RK
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Crystal Palace √ Skakhtar donetsk thu 7 may 2026 | 8:00pm k.o. Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, Woody Johnson
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Chief Executive Officer
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Sharon Lacey Chief Financial Officer Mitesh Velani Chief Commercial Officer Barry Webber Academy Director Gary Issott Director of U21 Development Mark Bright General Counsel David Nichol Head of Football Operations Karl Eccleston Head of Ticketing Paul McGowan Head of Retail Foz Bowers
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Head of Marketing Matt Franks
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Head of Safeguarding Laura Baptiste Head Groundsman
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Bruce Elliott
Editor Jack Lacey-Hatton Design Billy Cooke, Joe Hardingham, James Heels
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Contributors Robin Johnson, Ed Dowling, Joe Turner,
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Ian King, Patrick Rosanio, Dima Prasolov Photography Neil Everitt, Peter Hurn, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Kontent Haus, Getty Printer Bishops Printers
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SIR GARETH
2025/26 will go down as one of the longest seasons in Crystal Palace history, along with the 1994/95 season when the Eagles played 57 games in total. Gareth Southgate played every single minute. Ahead of tonight’s historic UEFA Conference League semi-final, Jack Lacey-Hatton spoke to the man himself about how he was shaped by his time at Palace. Here’s how a national treasure was made in South London…
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HOW THE EAGLES SOAR.
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ROAD TO
LEIPZIG WE’RE ON OUR WAY
Tonight Crystal Palace step onto a stage we have yet to experience. Our first ever European semi-final – a significant milestone.
It was a long time coming, but 2025/26 will always go down in club history as our first ever continental campaign. Regardless of what happens in tonight’s second leg, it has already been an adventure for the ages. We’re on our way – hopefully all the way to Leipzig. But, as Emerson once said, “it’s not the destination, but the journey that matters.” Maybe both are equally important? Here’s the story of our UEFA Conference League campaign so far…
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final 27 may 2026
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Dean HENDERSON (GK) Daniel MUÑOZ Tyrick MITCHELL Maxence LACROIX Ismaïla SARR Jefferson LERMA Eddie NKETIAH Yéremy PINO Brennan JOHNSON Christantus UCHE Jean-Philippe MATETA Nathaniel CLYNE Daichi KAMADA Will HUGHES Adam WHARTON Jørgen STRAND LARSEN Jaydee CANVOT Borna SOSA Chris RICHARDS Cheick DOUCOURÉ Evann GUESSAND Remi MATTHEWS (GK) Chadi RIAD Caleb KPORHA Kaden RODNEY Walter BENÍTEZ (GK) Justin DEVENNY Rio CARDINES George KING Zach MARSH Dean BENAMAR Benji CASEY Joél DRAKES-THOMAS
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Lassina TRAORÉ Diego ARROYO Marlon SANTOS Valeriy BONDAR Marlon GOMES EGUINALDO Dmytro KRYSKIV Maryan SHVED PEDRINHO NEWERTON Pedro HENRIQUE ISAQUE Irakli AZAROVI Vinicius TOBIAS Alaa GHRAM Kauã ELIAS Artem BONDARENKO Mykola MATVIYENKO Kiril FESYUN (GK) Viktor TSUKANOV Yukhym KONOPLYA Oleh OCHERETKO Yehor NAZARYNA ALISSON Dmytro RIZNYK (GK) Lucas FERREIRA Denys TVARDOVSKYI (GK) Luca MEIRELLES Prosper OBAH