"I'm very happy and very pleased with the performance. Credit to the players - they stuck to the plan and worked very hard, every single one in defence. We didn't give them a lot. They were a big threat from set-plays. This is where we conceded, but I think we were also the same when we went forward. When we were on the attack, it was always very threatening."
"I was really impressed with the reaction the team showed when we conceded the equaliser because, all of a sudden, we had two or three big chances, missed them, and then it was a long throw-in and we took the lead again, and then waited for our situations. Huge impacts from the bench."
"Overall, we are very pleased with the performance, but it's just the first step. I believe we have to perform even better at home to go to the final."
"It's an amazing group of people, of men, of characters. There is such a big spirit and great togetherness and we always believe in ourselves."
Crystal Palace achieved a significant 3-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of the Conference League semi-final. Ismaila Sarr scored the fastest goal in the competition's history just 21 seconds into the match. After Oleh Ocheretko equalized early in the second half, Daichi Kamada and Jorgen Strand Larsen secured the win for Palace. The team now holds a two-goal advantage heading into the second leg at Selhurst Park, with a chance to reach the final in Leipzig on May 27.
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