UEFA Conference League draw, schedule: Who's up for Crystal Palace in the semifinals?

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Crystal Palace's disappointing Premier League season holds hope of a title as the Eagles are 180 minutes from the UEFA Conference League final.

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The Eagles beat Serie A side Fiorentina over two legs in the quarterfinals and face Shakhtar Donetsk for a place in the final in Leipzig in May.

Oliver Glasner's men will face either Gary O'Neil's Strasbourg or Spanish upstarts Rayo Vallecano in the final.

Below is everything you need for the Conference League, with the winners grabbing a spot in the UEFA Europa League for next season and that would be very handy for Palace.

UEFA Conference League knockout phase fixtures​

Conference League semifinal schedule​

Thursday, April 30

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace — 3pm ET

Rayo Vallecano vs Strasbourg — 3pm ET

Thursday, May 7

Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk — 3pm ET

Strasbourg vs Rayo Vallecano — 3pm ET

Conference League Final —May 27 in Leipzig, Germany​

Shakhtar Donetsk or Crystal Palace — vs — Rayo Vallecano or Strasbourg

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Conference League knockout phase results​

Playoff round​

KuPs 0-1 (0-3 agg) Lech Poznan
Noah 0-4 (1-4 agg) AZ Alkmaar
Zrinjski Mostar 0-2 (1-3 agg) Crystal Palace
Jagiellonia Bialystok 4-2 (4-5 agg) Fiorentina
Shkendija 0-4 (0-5 agg) Samsunspor
Drita 2-3 (4-6 agg) Celje
Sigma Olomouc 2-1 (3-2 agg) Lausanne-Sport
Omonia 1-3 (1-4 agg) Rijeka

Conference League Round of 16​

Scores are aggregate over two legs

Lech Poznan 3-4 Shakhtar Donetsk
AZ Alkmaar 6-1 Sparta Prague
Crystal Palace 2-1 AEK Larnaca
Fiorentina 4-2 Rakow Czestochowa
Samsunspor 2-3 Rayo Vallecano
Celje 2-4 AEK Athens
Sigma Olomouc 0-2 Mainz
Rijeka 2-3 Strasbourg

Conference League quarterfinal results​

First legs — Thursday, April 9
Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 AZ Alkmaar
Crystal Palace 3-0 Fiorentina
Rayo Vallecano 3-0 AEK Athens
Mainz 2-0 Strasbourg

Second legs — Thursday, April 16
AZ Alkmaar 2-2 (2-5 agg) Shakhtar Donetsk
Fiorentina 2-1 (2-4 agg) Crystal Palace
AEK Athens 3-1 (3-4 agg) Rayo Vallecano
Strasbourg 4-0 (4-2 agg) Mainz

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