Crystal Palace v Rayo Vallecano, 27 May 2026
| Score | 1-0 to Crystal Palace |
| Referee | Maurizio Mariani |
| Competition | UEFA Conference League Final |
| Venue | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig |
| Attendance | 39,176 |
View Crystal Palace v Rayo Vallecano head to head
Kick-off: 9.00pm local (8.00pm BST)
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Played in Leipzig, Germany
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Both clubs had reached the Final of a UEFA competition in their second European campaign: Crystal Palace in the Intertoto Cup in 1998 and Rayo Vallecano in the UEFA Cup in 2000-01.
1 Crystal Palace
Manager: Oliver Glasner
Goals:
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 51 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dean Henderson
(captain)
Defender
Jaydee Canvot
Defender
Maxence Lacroix
Defender
Chadi Riad
Defender/Midfielder
Tyrick Mitchell
Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Muñoz
Midfielder
Daichi Kamada
Midfielder
Adam Wharton
Midfielder/Forward
Ismaïla Sarr
Midfielder/Forward
Yeremy Pino
Forward
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Substitutions:
| Jørgen Strand Larsen for Jean-Philippe Mateta | 76 |
| Evann Guessand for Yeremy Pino | 80 |
Cards:
| Adam Wharton | 41 | Y |
| Yeremy Pino | 74 | Y |
| Chadi Riad | 82 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Walter Benítez
Goalkeeper
Remi Matthews
Defender
Nathaniel Clyne
Defender/Midfielder
Rio Cardines
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Richards
Defender/Midfielder
Borna Sosa
Midfielder
Justin Devenny
Midfielder
Will Hughes
Midfielder
Jefferson Lerma
Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson
Forward
Evann Guessand
Forward
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Comments:
Crystal Palace had now won the UEFA Conference League in their first UEFA competition final. They had won their first major club competition, the FA Cup, in the previous season. . This was manager Oliver Glasner’s final game in charge. He had lead Palace to their first three major trophies successes: also the FA Cup in 2024-25 and the FA Community Shield in 2025. . The Eagles had now become the third English team to win the trophy in their first season in major UEFA competition: previously West Ham United in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1964-65 and Newcastle United in the Fairs Cup in 1968-69.0 Rayo Vallecano
Manager: Iñigo Pérez