By Alessandro Schiavone in Strasbourg Conference League semifinal second-leg Strasbourg 0-1 Rayo Vallecano (0-2 on aggregate) Goal: Alemão 42' Crystal Palace can breathe a sigh of relief as they avoided a reunion with Strasbourg in the final of the UEFA Conference League with Madrid minnows Rayo Vallecano now awaiting them in Leipzig. The Spaniards got the job done at La Meinau, where the Eagles lost 2-1 in the group stages nearly six months ago. It was only 1-0 but it could

By Alessandro Schiavone While Arsenal look increasingly likely to cement their serial bottlers status once more on current form following their 2-1 defeat at Man City yesterday, their hated rivals from down the road Tottenham Hotspur are flirting with a shock relegation, and two-time European kings Chelsea could miss out on the Champions League once again, with fifth-placed Liverpool now holding a SEVEN-point lead. And that with only five fixtures left to negotiate before

By Alessandro Schiavone Arsenal have been fired a warning by hothead Arda Turan ahead of their semi-final against Atletico Madrid in less than two weeks. The ex-Turkish midfielder, who scored against Chelsea at the same stage of the competition back in 2014 as Atleti ran riot at Stamford Bridge (1-3), has tipped this to be the Colchoneros ' season. Madrid's second force lost two finals in three years against Real Madrid back in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Yet with Los Mereng

By Alessandro Schiavone in Alkmaar Conference League QF second-leg AZ Alkmaar 2-2 Shakhtar Donetsk (2-5 on agg) Shakhtar Donetsk made it a 5-2 aggregate win over AZ Alkmaar's B team to set up a date with Crystal Palace in the semis of the Conference League. With the KNVB Cup final looming and the chance to end a 13-year wait for silverware when they face NEC Nijmegen on Sunday, AZ manager Leeroy Echteld decided to rest up to 11 players. Yet despite being played off the groun

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone in Luxembourg The challenges have come thick and fast for Jaydee Canvot since he swapped Ligue 1 side Toulouse for reigning FA Cup winners Crystal Palace last summer. Acclimatising to the Premier League is never easy regardless of how high your stock is. And after cutting his teeth and taking a leaf out of ex-skipper Marc Guehi’s book in the first few months of the campaign, Canvot is now an Eagles regular. But he’s had to navigate his way

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone at the Allianz Arena in Munich on the 18th of March 2026 Bayern Munich 4-1 Atalanta Goals: Kane, Kane, Karl, Diaz (B), Samardzic (A). Harry Kane revealed that he will be fully behind Tottenham Hotspur in their bid to avoid relegation. With eight games to go, the north Londoners are fifth from bottom and one point above both West Ham and Nottingham Forest as they are fighting for their lives. But Kane, who scored 280 goals and provided 63 assi

By Alessandro Schiavone at Santiago Bernabeu Champions League Matchday 6 Real Madrid 1-2 Man City Goals: Rodrygo 28' (RM), O'Reilly 35' (MC), Haaland 43' penalty (MC) MADRID- Manchester City impressively played themselves into bigger confidence ahead of their tricky trip at Crystal Palace on Sunday. Dreaming of beating Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu is one thing, going on and doing it is yet another. And Pep Guardiola’s men ended a four-game winless run in the Spanish

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone Jefferson Lerma was in no mood to brand Crystal Palace as favourites against Manchester United. The Eagles go into Sunday's game sitting two points ahead of the Red Devils in the Premier League. But the Colombian midfielder told Capital Football: "In the Premier League there are no favourites. "We need to knuckle down, work hard in training, recuperate and go into the game with a positive mindset." He then shed light on why Palace ended up l

By Alessandro Schiavone in Strasbourg Ben Chilwell admitted that he's still not where he'd like to be as he eyes a place in Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad with England. Chilwell, who sealed a permanent move to Ligue 1 in the summer, helped Strasbourg overcome ex-club Crystal Palace in the Conference League last night. He told Capital Football: "For me what's nice and what's good here is that I am getting consistent performances where I can keep on building the level. "The m

By Alessandro Schiavone at Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg Conference League Matchday 4 Strasbourg 2-1 Crystal Palace Goals : Mitchell 35' (CP), Emegha 53' (S), El Mourabet 77' (S) Crystal Palace snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as Emanuel Emegha and Samir El Mourabet rendered Tyrick Mitchell's maiden European goal useless in a 2-1 defeat. The clash, between two of the competition's top dogs, was labelled by many as an 'anticipated final' given the talent at both sides