Conference League 2025-2026: Crystal Palace-Shakthar, the likely lineups
Tuesday at 9 p.m., London’s Selhurst Park ospitandwill host the return semifinal between Crystal Palace and Shakhtar Donetsk. It starts from the net 3-1 of the first leg a in favor of the English, a punteggio that puts the Eagles in a privilegiata for accedere to the finale, in fact to the home formation will suffice amministrarand the vtontaggio to staccare il biglietto. Crystal Palace, despite a percorso up and down in the Premier League, marked bythe recent defeat against Bournemouth, ha saputor distinguish itself in Europe thanks to a notandvoland solidity,andliminando several avvandrsarelevant including Fiorentina. Lo Shakhtar, instead,comes nella capitale British with the obligation to make a genuine comeback, the campiones in running in the Ukrainian league, freschi di success in the derby against Dinamo Kiev, must imporsi with at least two aggutontare the supplementary times. It will be an important challenge to see who will be able to peel off the pass to go for the title.
Glasner fields a very compact team to secure the final. In front of Henderson, the defense will be led by Lacroix, while in midfield Wharton and Kamada will dictate the tempo. In attack, space will be given to the heavy trident composed of Sarr, Mateta and Yeremi Pino, ready to take advantage of the field factor to close the accounts once and for all.
Arda Turan responds with a more open lineup on the dribble. With Bondar and Matviienko in the center of defense, the midfield pivot will be Nazaryna. A four-man line with Bondarenko and Brazilians Lucas Ferreira, Isaque Silva and Newerton will act in the three-quarter, all supporting the lone striker Traoré to attempt the difficult comeback.
The likely lineups
Crystal Palace (3-4-3): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Canvot; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Yeremi Pino. Coach Oliver Glasner.
Shakthar (4-1-4-1): Riznyk; Ghram, Bondar, Matviienko, Azarovi; Nazaryna; Lucas Ferreira, Bondarenko, Isaque Silva, Newerton; Traoré. All. Arda Turan.
