Shock in France as Rayo Vallecano (and not Strasbourg!) will face Crystal Palace in Leipzig
By Alessandro Schiavone in Strasbourg Conference League semifinal second-leg Strasbourg 0-1 Rayo Vallecano (0-2 on aggregate) Goal: Alemão 42' Crystal Palace can breathe a sigh of relief as they avoided a reunion with Strasbourg in the final of the UEFA Conference League with Madrid minnows Rayo Vallecano now awaiting them in Leipzig. The Spaniards got the job done at La Meinau, where the Eagles lost 2-1 in the group stages nearly six months ago. It was only 1-0 but it could
By Alessandro Schiavone


Palace seal their trip to that Leipzig final after repelling Donetsk's brave bid to recover two goal deficit
On our way : Selhurst the last stop on the journey to Leipzig : Picture by @YTJourno UEFA Conference League semi-final second leg Crystal Palace (1) 2 Pedro Henrique og 25, Sarr 52 Shakhtar Donetsk (1) 1 Eguinaldo 34 Aggregate: 5-2 The Eagles have landed. There were a few nervy moments but nothing too dramatic to disturb their peace of mind, having gone into this semi-final second leg with a two goal lead. They are off to Germany for a final against Rayo Vallecano on May 27 -
By Yann Tear at Selhurst Park


Arsenal in dreamland as Atleti are held off in the chase for Budapest final
A flare for the big occasion: Fans greet the arrival of the Arsenal team bus :Picture by @YTJourno Champions League semi-final second leg Arsenal (1) 1 Saka 44 Atletico Madrid (0) 0 Aggregate: 2-1 It was never going to be 4-0 to Arsenal as it had been on Matchday Three when the Gunners hosted Atleti at the Emirates. But has 1-0 to the Arsenal ever sounded so good? Through to only their second ever Champions League final. What a feat that is. As North London Forever rang out a
By Yann Tear at Emirates Stadium


Patrik Schick, the man who could reignite Chelsea's title tilt next term?
By Alessandro Schiavone There’s a time and a place to score a hat-trick. And Patrik Schick yet again picked his game wisely as Bayer Leverkusen thumped RB Leipzig 4-1 in a high-stakes game to sneak back into the top-four after direct contenders Hoffenheim and Stuttgart shared the spoils in a 3-3 thriller earlier on Saturday afternoon. Chelsea's 3-1 demolition by Nottingham Forest, covered by our London specialist Yann Tear earlier today, once again exposed the west Londoner
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