The London club won its first European trophy in history by winning the final against Rayo Vallecano, celebrating at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig with a minimal score.
Gol odluke postigao je Žan-Filip Mateta u 51. minutu susreta. Adam Vorton je šutirao, Augusto Batalja odbio samo do Matete koji je uz malo sreće, iz neposredne blizine poslao loptu u mrežu.
Oliver Glazner's team was simply better than the team from the Madrid suburbs, Vallecas, tonight.
Crystal Palace had more of the game both before and after the goal, and in the end, one goal made the difference.
Interestingly, the popular "Eagles" were supposed to play in the Europa League this season as FA Cup winners, but that did not happen, because UEFA punished the London club for violating ownership rules and transferred it to its youngest competition.
By winning the League Cup, Crystal Palace secured a place in the Europa League group stage.
On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano played in the final of a European competition for the first time in its history, but will have to wait for another opportunity for its first trophy.
As a reminder, the Europa League was won by Aston Villa, so it could happen that all three UEFA competitions, or cups, go to the hands of English teams. For that to happen, Arsenal needs to take the crown from Paris Saint-Germain in the grand final of the Champions League on Saturday at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
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