Clinton Morrison backs Crystal Palace 'to go all the way' and win Europa Conference League

Oliver Glasner speaks to the press after Crystal Palace made it to the Europa Confernece League

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Lewis Henderson

By Lewis Henderson


Published: 12/05/2026

- 14:24

The former Palace star described the Eagles boss 'as the best manager they've ever had'

Clinton Morrison has backed Crystal Palace "to go all the way" in the Europa Conference League and pick up their first major European honour.

Palace cruised past Shakhtar Donetsk in the semi-finals of the competition, comfortably winning 5-2 on aggregate and 2-1 on Thursday night.


A strike from Ismaila Sarr and an own goal off Pedrinho were enough to secure Oliver Glasner's side the victory in the second leg, setting up a final at the end of the month against Rayo Vallecano.

Morrison, speaking exclusively to GB News with FreeBets.com, the home of the best UK betting sites, believes that "Palace are definitely in the mix".

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Clinton Morrison has backed Crystal Palace 'to go all the way' and win the Europa Conference League

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He said: "They can go all the way. They've just got to keep going and keep believing."

Commenting on the work Glasner has done at Palace, Morrison said: "You've got a manager who's won a European trophy with Frankfurt - that gives them massive confidence moving forward.

"There are no easy games. You've got to earn the right to win a European trophy.

"I think they'll be full of confidence. His experience in the competition is a big part of that."

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Morrison said Palace have 'got to keep going and keep believing'

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Glasner is set to depart Palace at the end of the season, having brought success in their first-ever FA Cup.

Morrison rained praise on the Austrian, describing him as "one of the best".

He said: "The FA Cup was an amazing day - beating Aston Villa in the semi-final, beating Man City in the final, no one expected them to do anything in that tournament.

"And now if they go and win a European trophy? Loads of teams dream of that. Everyone can say: 'Oh, it's just the Conference League,' but it's not just the Conference League, it's a European trophy.

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Glasner is set to depart Palace at the end of the season

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"And if Palace get that, Glasner goes down as the best manager they've ever had. He's already put his legacy up there.

"If he wins a European trophy, he's a legend at that football club."

Glasner hailed his side after they made it to the Europa Conference League final, describing it as "a huge performance and a huge European night".

He said after the match: "They had shown real togetherness in the games so far, and we showed them clips of this, from the first leg.
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Palace will play the Conference League final on May 27 at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig

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"This makes me proud. If we have this spirit, this commitment and how we supported each other. It's football, you can make mistakes, but it's about being there for each other.

"We are together with our fans, and this makes me proud, and proud to be part of this journey."

The final will be played on May 27 at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.