Crystal Palace qualified for the Europa League after winning the FA Cup final in May, the first trophy in their history. But they were punished by Uefa for breaching multi-club ownership rules. John Textor owned a 43% stake in Palace and is also the majority owner of Lyon, who qualified for the Europa League.

Jean-Philippe Mateta’s goal proved to be the difference between the two sides as Crystal Palace got their first ever win in a European competition.However, with 75% possession and 25 attempts,

After the victory at Selhurst Park, Glasner discussed how Palace have negotiated Eze and Guehi’s futures this summer.

J EAN-PHILIPPE Mateta scored a historic opener as Crystal Palace beat Fredrikstad 1-0 at Selhurst Park in the opening leg of their Conference League play-off, while Troy Parrott scored his 10th goal of the season as AZ won 2-0 away to Levski Sofia in the same competition.

OLIVER GLASNER has revealed the reason why Eberechi Eze has not featured for Crystal Palace on their European debut. The Eagles were expecting their talisman to feature in tonight’s Europa

Crystal Palace made history on Thursday when they secured their first-ever win in Europe on a bittersweet night

Eberechi Eze has not been named in the Crystal Palace squad to face Fredrikstad as he closes in on his move to Arsenal. He will have a chance to say his goodbyes at Selhurst Park, though, as he watches from the stands. His medical at Arsenal is booked for Friday.

Eberechi Eze is close to joining Tottenham after Arsenal backed out of the race. The England international is expected to start for Crystal Palace in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League play-off against Fredrikstad on Thursday before sealing a £60m move to Spurs.