Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano secure wins in Conference League matches

Crystal Palace defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 in a match played in Poland. Ismaila Sarr scored for Crystal Palace within the first 21 seconds, marking the fastest goal in the history of the competition. Shakhtar equalized through Otsechko in the 47th minute, but Crystal Palace reclaimed the lead with a goal from Kamada in the 58th minute. Larsen secured the final 3-1 result with a goal in the 84th minute. Meanwhile, in Madrid, Rayo Vallecano defeated Strasbourg 1-0. The only goal of the match was scored by Alemao in the 54th minute following a corner kick by Palazon. These results put both Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano in strong positions regarding their qualification chances.