Two clubs from south London and the Madrid suburbs will play their first European final, and Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glazner who won the Europa League with Eintracht in 2022 will have the opportunity to say goodbye to the Eagles bench with a trophy and in the most beautiful way. Last season, the Eagles won the FA Cup and the Community Shield, but a European trophy would be the perfect end to the Glasner era.
– Once you taste the taste of European football, you want it again and again. Playing in a final is a huge thing, but once you are there – you want to win – said Glazner. – The European trip was the reward for winning the FA Cup, and now playing in the final is the reward for a great season in the Conference League. We are looking forward to it. The players are in fantastic form, and there is a great mood in the team – added Glazner.
Defender Tyreke Mitchell, is happy that Crystal Palace reached the grand final.
– We started the competition in August and reached the last game. What is the message before the final? Just to focus on what we are good at, and we know we can do it – said Mitchell.
Unlike Glazner, Injigo Peres He doesn't have much coaching experience, but he is aware that the "bees" have a chance to make history tonight.
– We still don't fully realize what we have done. This is the greatest moment in the history of the club and we hope that our story can have a happy ending – said Perez. – I never want to say that we have to win – everyone can say that, we can't control that, but it is important that the players stay with the ideas that brought us here. At the end of the day, it is a football match, I hope we will show our identity and that we will make our fans proud – Perez emphasized.
The trump card "bee" will be the attacker Fill the Palazon.
– I thought I would feel that flutter in my stomach, but I didn't. We can't wait for the match. It was my first time seeing the stadium from the inside and I was really impressed. I think it will be a celebration of football and sport – that's what the final is all about. I think the team is taking it calmly, quite naturally. We know that this is a historic moment for us, but we are staying calm – said Palazon.
Aston Villa won the Europa League last Wednesday, and tonight we will find out who will win the second European trophy this season.
Neither Crystal Palace nor Rayo Vallecano managed to qualify for any of the European competitions through the championship, but the winner of the Conference League will have that privilege.
The winner of the trophy will secure a place in the Europa League next season.
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