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Crystal Palace claim historic Conference League title

Crystal Palace didn't want to be in the third-tier Conference League and Jean-Philippe Mateta nearly left the club. Ultimately it was Mateta's goal that won Palace the title.

A season that began with pleas to play in a higher competition ended with Palace's first-ever European trophy as Mateta's goal lifted his team to a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in the final in Leipzig, Germany, on Wednesday (Thursay AEST).

The French forward, who was close to leaving in January before a transfer collapsed, scored on a rebound in the 51st minute after Rayo goalkeeper Augusto Batalla parried Adam Wharton's long-range shot.

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