AFC Bournemouth moved into the Premier League’s top six and edged closer to historic European qualification after a convincing 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace at the Vitality Stadium.
Crystal Palace claimed a commanding 3-1 advantage over Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Conference League semi-final first leg, driven by a historic strike from Ismaila Sarr and a disciplined tactical masterclass from Oliver Glasner.
Crystal Palace travel to Poland for a historic UEFA Conference League semi-final against Shakhtar Donetsk, hoping to give departing manager Oliver Glasner a trophy-winning farewell.
Oliver Glasner has transformed Crystal Palace from relegation strugglers into FA Cup winners, but his confrontational approach and counter-attacking tactics raise serious doubts about whether he can succeed at a top club after Thomas Frank’s failed Tottenham experiment.