It was hard to see how the evening could have gone better for Crystal Palace boss for Oliver Glasner, whose side are in the middle of a frantic 15-game run between 22 November and 10 January.
It was hard to see how the evening could have gone better for Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner, whose side are in the middle of a frantic 15-game run between 22 November and 10 January.
The Eagles cruised to a dominant 3-0 victory against Shelbourne in Dublin to strengthen their chances of claiming a place in the last 16 of the Conference League.
First-half goals from Christantus Uche, Eddie Nketiah and Yeremy Pino put Palace in complete control, with the only surprise being they could not add any goals after the break.
With the three points quickly secured, Palace were able to then rest key players.
Daichi Kamada, Adam Wharton and Pino were all taken off at half-time, with Nketiah being replaced midway through the second half. Glasner was also able to hand a debut to 17-year-old striker Benji Casey.
Palace, who won the FA Cup last season to qualify for European football for the first time, are now ninth in the league phase with one match to go, at home against Finnish side KuPS next Thursday.
The top eight sides will move straight into the last 16, while those placed between ninth and 24th will play in the two-legged knockout play-off round.
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