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Match Thread: Crystal Palace vs. Rayo Vallecano | UEFA Europa Conference League Final

  • TripleRedBeam1a minute ago

    Lots of people praising Wharton who has easily been our best player but Kamada is a close second. He has had an amazing tournament.

  • resident_hater13 minutes ago

    Rayo spending more time rolling around trying to draw fouls than they do with the ball

    • Taiseiho1a few seconds ago

      Both teams are.

    • starxidiamou1a few seconds ago

      Fair play to them even getting this far

  • gareth__emery13 minutes ago

    Not sure if it’s my bias, but I feel like Shakhtar looked better against CP, than Rayo does now. Especially during the first game.

  • LanceUppercut10413 minutes ago

    Rayo hoping for a Rocky like revival.

  • Hasssun👤13 minutes ago

    Big physical epl team vs small soft La Liga team stereotype doesn’t hold water when it comes to these guys.

    Proper industrial football.

  • Abush952713 minutes ago

    This has all the makings of a Rayo equalizer. Palace utterly dominating and not getting another goal surely hasn’t backfired on them at all this season…..

  • TheArsenal04👤14 minutes ago

    amazing palace are only up one. dominating every aspect

  • reyzen14 minutes ago

    This might be the best atmosphere I’ve ever heard in a final. Two fanbases for whom this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, can’t get better than this.

    • Gusanito991a few seconds ago

      It’s why I love the conference league

    • TroopersSon13 minutes ago

      How did the Europa final compare? The atmosphere sounded brilliant in the ground, and fair fucks to Freiburg their fans were amazing for the whole 90 minutes.

      • AndyVillan1a few seconds ago

        Just as good mate, was non stop watching on the box

    • ryanb741👤13 minutes ago

      This is what Palace’s atmosphere is like at all their home games. They’re like a Bundesliga side fan-wise in the PL.

  • lawdjesustheresafire14 minutes ago

    Palace need to kill it here while they are so dominant

  • jh88614 minutes ago

    Palace delivery on crosses has been superb

  • TripleRedBeam15 minutes ago

    So nervous without Richards out there.

  • No-Season-9062👤15 minutes ago

    i will never listen to people who say the prem isnt the most superior league in the world. im a la liga fan myself, but crystal palace sucks in the prem but it seems like they have so many quality players. i genuinely think a team like crystal palace could finish 4-5th in la liga.

    • MuryGoatsBaldPatch👤1a minute ago

      The fact that Tottenham can get 17th two season in a row while winning the EL and being top 8 in the League phase of the CL basically says it all

    • Lanky_Television797󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿12 minutes ago

      Gonna miss this Glasner Palace team. He’s launched the careers of some top players and shown what some are still capable of 

    • LickMyKnee13 minutes ago

      It’s what happens when you share the money around instead of allowing a couple of teams to hoard it all.

    • Yutagos_south13 minutes ago

      Look last year europa league the two last in prem beating everyone in the 5 tournement to deliver the worst final possible

    • domsolanke👤14 minutes ago

      Big facts. Only people that don’t know football thinks that the other leagues are on the same level as the Premier League.

  • LanceUppercut10416 minutes ago

    Palace dominating everything. I’d ask if Rayo want to win but it wouldn’t matter either way.

  • Newera212116 minutes ago

    Wharton completely controlling this final, and to think England picked Henderson ahead of him

    • SweeterStorm14 minutes ago

      I love tuchel but he got it wrong there

  • SweeterStorm16 minutes ago

    How tf did Wharton not make it to the England squad I know it’s been said a million times but surely kane and rice are good leaders

    • Jibberish_123👤14 minutes ago

      It’s a Tuchel thing. Can’t see many other managers picking Henderson

  • SweatyStation7699👤16 minutes ago

    When you offense is so bad that your first shot on target is a shot from 30m

  • GdanskPumpkin16 minutes ago

    Mental you’ve got Palace who spend over £100m this season and Vallecano who spent £5m in the final of the third tier of Europe

    • Hasssun👤13 minutes ago

      I wonder how many Championship clubs have more investment than Rayo. 

      … And how many League One clubs.

    • Abitou14 minutes ago

      One plays in a balanced league, the other doesn’t

  • Anxious-Dance5817👤16 minutes ago

    Rayo’s keeper shitting his pants right now lmao

  • TheStinger8716 minutes ago

    Did Palace drink that special Space Jam water at half time or something?

    • ryanb741👤1a few seconds ago

      Maybe some of that special ‘asthma’ medication Liverpool players took under Klopp.

    • charlietrick251215 minutes ago

      Whatever they had I want some

  • skunkrider16 minutes ago

    This is 10 times better than Aston Villa - Freiburg already

  • OutsideImpressive11516 minutes ago

    Palace really do perform in cup games huh

  • AFC-Wimbledon-Stan16 minutes ago

    Rayo looking shellshocked

    Lucky it’s still 1-0

  • Yutagos_south16 minutes ago

    Rayo need to capitalize on counter attacks the possession is over for them

  • AnonKing17 minutes ago

    goal post legit defender of the match.

    • Gusanito9916 minutes ago

      Which one tho

      • Enigmadz👤14 minutes ago

        the left from our screens since it saved twice lol

      • AnonKing16 minutes ago

        yes

  • 9248_17 minutes ago

    Mateta wow

  • Heavy_Cupcake_624617 minutes ago

    How are they not up 3-0 fucking hell.

  • Sypher1985👤17 minutes ago

    how small is that player.

  • whu-ya-got17 minutes ago

    Sarr is embarrassing. 

    Palace all over them, looks like a 2nd is coming fast, Rayo need to stabilize 

    • BentekesEars15 minutes ago

      He got kicked in the head and studded in the ribs within 2 mins 🤣

      • whu-ya-got13 minutes ago

        He made a meal of the high boot, no contact at all

  • Ryponagar17 minutes ago

    Rayo with genuine black magic now to prevent a 2nd

  • T1TK117 minutes ago

    Wow, what a beautiful stadium

  • FuhhCough17 minutes ago

    Will never forgive Mateta for unfollowing Ollie Thomas

    • ballviewer16 minutes ago

      I’m here for Ollie

  • RogerCrabbit17 minutes ago

    Van Nistelrooy with some amazing saves

    • Jibberish_123👤16 minutes ago

      😂

  • FrIsKyTheNoob17 minutes ago

    Well this game certainly opened up

  • Gusanito9917 minutes ago

    Sporting KC fans having flashbacks rn

  • Initial-Sea-2834👤17 minutes ago

    another chance miss lesgo

  • LickMyKnee17 minutes ago

    What the actual fuck 😂

  • cheekyirishguy17 minutes ago

    Rayo look terrified 😭

  • NieThePiet17 minutes ago

    absolutely no idea what just happened there

  • SirNoodles51817 minutes ago

    Fuck, I thought that had gone in too!

  • TonyMartial78617 minutes ago

    Omg how is that not 2-0

    Palace all over them now

  • FragMasterMat11717 minutes ago

    Palace are scoring again in the next five minutes

  • furleyfuchs👤17 minutes ago

    This has gone in the villa vs freiburg direction

  • kopite998👤17 minutes ago

    Rayo getting away with bloody murder here

  • Abitou17 minutes ago

    Yeah Rayo is done

  • TheStinger8717 minutes ago

    How is that not two?

  • Runarhalldor👤17 minutes ago

    Crystal Palace fans should be the LAST ones to dance 1-0 up in a cup final

    • TrueBrees916 minutes ago

      Why? We won the last one 

      • Djafar7915 minutes ago

        Dance whenever tf you want I say.

  • Initial-Sea-2834👤17 minutes ago

    craazyy scenes

  • Pansh0rts17 minutes ago

    Rayo dont know what’s hitting them rn

  • CatzonVinyl17 minutes ago

    MY HEART

  • Crossflowerss_530417 minutes ago

    Rayo kinda falling apart here

  • DisarmedCashew18 minutes ago

    Finish this lads

  • Djafar7918 minutes ago

    Jetzt geht los

  • predator9494👤18 minutes ago

    WTF is happening. How the hell that didn’t go in.

  • LevMysjkin🇩🇰18 minutes ago

    Conference and Europa League are great competitions. Just sad we have these ultra rich English clubs to ruin it.

    • domsolanke👤1a few seconds ago

      Nap en Kleenex.

    • tweazz17 minutes ago

      at least in the case of aston villa and crystal palace it seems to mean something to them. not the same situation as chelsea last year imo

  • WestCoastVybes18 minutes ago

    The speed that a PL team moves is so much faster. Especially in counter

    Was also the case with Villa

    • Icy_Payment2283👤15 minutes ago

      I’d say they move about 440mil€ faster

  • Leather-Entry93👤18 minutes ago

    Lmao

  • Unlucky-Equipment99918 minutes ago

    How the fuckity did that not go in

  • ALLMIGHTYHYDE👤18 minutes ago

    Wharton has ridiculous vision.

  • _doohdx18 minutes ago

    You gotta ask yourself, how is it still 1-0

  • Bishcop326718 minutes ago

    That’s the type of shit that happens to you in fifa when you are dominating then the other guy wins 1-0 somehow

  • fitzgoldy18 minutes ago

    Palace running rampant.

  • ballviewer18 minutes ago

    Mateta you have to finish that

  • Jibberish_123👤18 minutes ago

    Great save

  • Angry_Walnut18 minutes ago

    It’s way harder to do that than to score lol

  • Scorchio7618 minutes ago

    Should have been a goal!

  • Alone-Bet6918👤18 minutes ago

    This has heated up!

  • il_postino18 minutes ago

    Posts and goalie keeping Rayo in this

  • Synth3r18 minutes ago

    Palace look REALLY good right now

    • charlietrick251217 minutes ago

      The game really flipped after half time

  • zwcropper18 minutes ago

    A double doink

  • Lunarfrog218 minutes ago

    Palace purring now

  • Piast-18 minutes ago

    That would have been such a beautiful goal

  • Brewer606618 minutes ago

    Try doing that again. Fucking hell

  • CautiousCottager18 minutes ago

    Wow, so close

  • pojmalkavian18 minutes ago

    It’s unreal what Rayo is surviving.

  • ballviewer18 minutes ago

    I’ve never seen a FK go post to post

  • cheekyirishguy18 minutes ago

    Palace about to open the floodgates

  • Prole-Art-Threat18 minutes ago

    This has Europa League final vibes now.

  • SirNoodles51818 minutes ago

    Brilliant effort but how’s that not gone in!!?

  • strikes3018 minutes ago

    AM I SORRY, BUT WTF

  • dms129818 minutes ago

    the double doink

  • Heavens_Vibe18 minutes ago

    How’s that not gone in?!?!?!

  • -RedLink-18 minutes ago

    OH MY GOD HOW DID IT NOT GO IN!? 

  • No-Mud338818 minutes ago

    What in gods name

  • TonyMartial78618 minutes ago

    WTF just happened lmaooooo

  • kopite998👤18 minutes ago

    One of the most unlucky things I’ve ever seen

  • SweatyStation7699👤18 minutes ago

    How did Rayo make it into this final?

  • FragMasterMat11718 minutes ago

    How did that stay out?

  • Strong-Quit923418 minutes ago

    Conference League is nuts

  • Guevarra2518 minutes ago

    How

  • Yutagos_south18 minutes ago

    WTFFFFFF

  • No_Section236👤18 minutes ago

    How the fuck !!

  • elpaw18 minutes ago

    What. The. Fuck.

  • osvaldocruz25👤18 minutes ago

    pino hit both posts 😭

  • Crossflowerss_530418 minutes ago

    How did that no go in, what a strike

  • ballviewer18 minutes ago

    Oh my god how did that not go in?????

  • bruversonbruh18 minutes ago

    Vamos Rayo

  • Bungled_Bengal👤18 minutes ago

    Too busy laughing at the little bald fella marking Mateta to pay attention to the free kick.

  • icemankiller818 minutes ago

    How did that not go in

  • thehomerus18 minutes ago

    That was incredible, hit the post 3 times in 2 seconds

  • Due_Rich_61618 minutes ago

    How did he miss that?? What a free kick though

  • Chastymcnasty👤18 minutes ago

    Thats as close as it gets i guess

  • twwavey👤18 minutes ago

    Type of shit you call FM unrealistic for ahahha

  • herkalurk18 minutes ago

    Wow, this ref loves to give cheap free kicks to Rayo, while not giving obvious yellows to Rayo….

  • fitzgoldy19 minutes ago

    Everywhere but in the fucking net.

  • Abitou19 minutes ago

    Omg

  • EyePiece10819 minutes ago

    Wut?

  • FuhhCough19 minutes ago

    Oh my god hahahaha

  • hamiltonricard4ever👤19 minutes ago

    Lmao how did that not go in

  • liammcg1319 minutes ago

    omg that’s so unlucky

  • Scorchio7619 minutes ago

    What an effort 😮

  • sammir_19 minutes ago

    HOLY FUCK

  • FK9Fussballgott🇩🇪19 minutes ago

    Damn

  • TroopersSon19 minutes ago

    How the fuck?! Hitting the post 3 times without it going in is incredible.

  • tweazz19 minutes ago

    what in the rng lmao

  • IncidentVarious153019 minutes ago

    Lmao

  • Jibberish_123👤19 minutes ago

    LOL WHAT

  • GloomyOrganization3619 minutes ago

    My lord

  • Prole-Art-Threat19 minutes ago

    Can’t get closer than that.

  • Djafar7919 minutes ago

    Wow proper pinball that

  • Ryponagar19 minutes ago

    How did that not go in??

  • il_postino19 minutes ago

    Good Lord that was close

  • Synth3r19 minutes ago

    How did that not go in?

  • poisonedsoul19 minutes ago

    Sarrs getting beaten up

  • pojmalkavian19 minutes ago

    A rare double post!

  • FreePenseur19 minutes ago

    There was a foul before?

  • SweatyStation7699👤19 minutes ago

    Uhm WHAT THE HELL

  • cheekyirishguy19 minutes ago

    How did that not go in hahaha

  • Boomie198219 minutes ago

    What the hell was That?

  • skunkrider19 minutes ago

    God the whining …

  • thelonelyoctopus19 minutes ago

    Dirty that, 100% knew what he was doing

  • BuzzTNA👤19 minutes ago

    Not sure Rayo are going to end with 11 men here.

  • Yutagos_south19 minutes ago

    Please don’t injure our Sarr we need him in the world cup

  • charlietrick2512110 minutes ago

    Watch someone say that was a dive

    • FineDisregardForFact18 minutes ago

      Will be the same bitter celtic fan that’s been spamming it all game

    • skunkrider19 minutes ago

      Not a dive, just embellishment

  • pikachu_177👤110 minutes ago

    Rayo players look so scared, like those guys had a different body language vs real Madrid and Barca when they play them, but today they are without any confidence

  • Unusual_Ad6533110 minutes ago

    Weakish goalkeeping, should have tried to push the ball away for a corner

  • Professor_Pohato110 minutes ago

    Why wouldbt you press someone carrying a ball towards your goal

  • Additional_Bit_8725👤111 minutes ago

    Here for the Kamada trophy lift

  • Kavor111 minutes ago

    Stupid sexy Glasner

  • AFC-Wimbledon-Stan111 minutes ago

    Rayo let Adam Wharton just Gallup through the midfield lmaoooo

  • hamiltonricard4ever👤111 minutes ago

    I still find it crazy Mateta is in the France World Cup squad

  • NotNeedzmoar111 minutes ago

    Always tiresome when diving cheating cunts get rewarded, but Rayo can come back from this.

    • fartsonyourchips👤19 minutes ago

      I guess a Celtic fan would know about cunts.

      • NotNeedzmoar18 minutes ago

        Yeah we have to deal cunts like yourself all the time

        • fartsonyourchips👤17 minutes ago

          Ah, some of that famous Scottish “patter”

          • NotNeedzmoar16 minutes ago

            “fartsonyourchips”

            • fartsonyourchips👤15 minutes ago

              “I don’t have a comeback, so I’ll mention a username. That’ll sound cool”

              • NotNeedzmoar12 minutes ago

                I cant believe I have to spell this out, you shouldn’t talk about patter because the way you choose to present yourself is boring as fuck.

    • SalmorejoFresquito👤19 minutes ago

      English teams will always get rewarded for this things 🤷‍♂️

  • FK9Fussballgott🇩🇪111 minutes ago

    Nice goal.

  • TroopersSon111 minutes ago

    Seeing some of those crowd scenes has given me a bit of a shiver down the spine.

    Can’t wait to rewatch our game and see some of the limbs in the crowd.

  • BoiledTurnips111 minutes ago

    Wharton is just a class above every single player on the park

  • LickMyKnee111 minutes ago

    Onana hands.

  • FineDisregardForFact111 minutes ago

    This lot are filth.

  • seanlilmateus111 minutes ago

    That is a yellow for sure

  • girlslovefan321👤111 minutes ago

    ayo thats cornerflag abuse :(

  • cheekyirishguy111 minutes ago

    What a dream the past 12 months have been for palace fans

  • TheStinger87111 minutes ago

    Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Mateta!

  • Gusanito99111 minutes ago

    Bad goalkeeping but bad defending as well. How do you just let Wharton run that far uncontested

  • AFC-Wimbledon-Stan111 minutes ago

    Ouch

  • DifferentReality6353👤112 minutes ago

    Boom 💥

  • SweatyStation7699👤112 minutes ago

    So far a waste of an evening as a neutral