Analysis: Palace step up
· Yahoo Sports
Oliver Glasner's time as Crystal Palace coach will be over at the end of the season, but he has already given Eagles fans memories of a lifetime by leading them to last season's FA Cup triumph.
And he could finish with more silverware as the Conference League pre-season favourites put themselves in the perfect position to reach the showpiece on 27 May in Leipzig.
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Crucial to Palace's run in the competition has been key players stepping up, and Ismaila Sarr continued his superb streak with an eighth goal, making him the joint top scorer this term, and taking his season's tally to 18 in all competitions.
Six of those strikes have come in the knockouts, proving his ability to rise to the big occasion.
But Sarr has not been alone in doing that, with Jean Philippe Mateta a handful for the Shakhtar defence before his replacement Jorgen Strand Larsen claimed a decisive goal to give Palace a two-goal cushion.
The Norwegian was Palace's record signing in the January transfer window following a deal worth up to £48m, but has struggled to live up to his price tag, having scored just three Premier League goals.
But Strand Larsen showed what he is capable of with his fine finish - his first in Europe and one that could not have come at a more important time for him and his club.