Crystal Palace kicked off their Conference League campaign in style with a 2-0 win away against Dynamo, Kyiv.
Crystal Palace are back on the European stage after winning the FA Cup last season, and Oliver Glasner’s side looked right at home away in Poland.
The Eagles cruised to a 2-0 win against Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kyiv in Lublin with the goals coming from Daniel Munoz and Eddie Nketiah.
There were standout performances across the pitch, including from midfield star Adam Wharton who earned praise from Crystal Palace fans throughout the match.
But it wasn’t just the 21-year-old who impressed on the night. Crystal Palace summer signing Yeremy Pino also had a standout game with the attacker grabbing both assists on the night.
Yeremy Pino’s stats for Crystal Palace against Dynamo Kyiv are seriously impressive
Pino was electric against Kyiv and his stats prove that: he ranked first for duels and also for key passes, with three to his name on the night, along with those two assists which are his first goal contributions following his summer move from Villarreal.
Pino recorded 47 touches of the ball and 21 accurate passes, with a 70% pass success rate. Along with three key passes he completed two out of three crosses and one long ball. In terms of duels, Pino recorded the most duels of anyone on the pitch (seven out of ten), along with the most ground duels of anyone (six out of eight).
An all round performance from the Spaniard who really announced himself to supporters with his display on Thursday.
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Crystal Palace’ remaining Conference League fixtures after Dynamo Kyiv
Times are good for Eagles fans right now. In the league, Crystal Palace have just beat Liverpool 2-1 to lift themselves into 3rd place of the table, and now a Conference League win puts them in good stead ahead of a return to league duties this weekend.
Palace take on Everton but fans will be looking ahead to their next European fixture, which is at home to AEK Larnaca later in October.
| Crystal Palace’s Conference League fixtures 25/26 |
| AEK Larnaca (H) on 23rd October |
| AZ Alkmaar (H) on 6th November |
| RC Strasbourg (A) on 27th November |
| Shelbourne (A) on 11th December |
| KuPS (H) on December 18th |
The game against AZ will be particularly interesting given Crystal Palace’s recent transfer links to Kees Smit, who plays in midfield for AZ Alkmaar.
Palace’s game away at Everton kicks off at 2pm on Sunday afternoon.
