UECL | Fiorentina 2-1 Crystal Palace (2-4 agg): Victory not enough for Viola

Fiorentina at least managed to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on the night with Albert Gudmundsson and Cher Ndour, but their Conference League campaign ended in the quarter-finals.

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The Viola had a huge task if they were to reach a fourth consecutive Conference League semi-final, having lost the first leg 3-0 at Selhurst Park. Moise Kean, Marco Brescianini, Fabiano Parisi, Tariq Lamptey and Niccolò Fortini were still injured, plus Dodo suspended. Palace welcomed back Jorgen Strand Larsen from his ban, but Evann Guessand, Caleb Kporha and Eddie Nketiah missed out.

Fiorentina wore black armbands and held a minute’s silence before kick-off following this morning’s death of Alex Manninger, who was their goalkeeper in 2001-02.

See how the game unfolded on the Liveblog.

Munoz fired just wide when found in plenty of space down the right in the opening minutes, while Nicolò Fagioli’s strike was charged down by Lacroix.

Ismaïla Sarr gives Palace the lead on the night, and makes it 4-0 on aggregate

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Crystal Palace opened the scoring on the counter-attack, with Ismaila Sarr spreading it down the right and ready to nod in the Daniel Munoz return pass at the near post.

Sarr almost got another moments later, testing David De Gea on the counter-attack, while Manor Solomon stung the goalkeeper’s gloves.

Fiorentina were awarded a penalty when Canvot was late to a bouncing ball, only kicking Rolando Mandragora as they both stretched to meet it.

Albert Guðmundsson pulls one back for Fiorentina in the tie

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Gudmundsson had to wait several minutes to take it, as Wharton went off injured, but sent Dean Henderson the wrong way.

Lacroix also sustained an injury and didn’t make it to half-time, but the hosts kept pushing, Henderson palming a Solomon strike out from under the bar.

Nicolò Fagioli went off injured at the break with bruised ribs and Daichi Kamada forced De Gea into a tricky save from the edge of the area.

Tie back on?

Cher Ndour’s long range effort puts Fiorentina 2-1 up, and just two goals behind on aggregate

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Substitute Cher Ndour put the Viola in front for the first time, drilling hard and low with his right foot through a sea of legs into the near bottom corner.

It was 2-4 on aggregate and Fiorentina were fired up, Gudmundsson stinging Henderson’s gloves at the near stick, but Jack Harrison’s finish was too weak after sprinting forward down the right.

Fiorentina 2-1 Crystal Palace (2-4 agg)

Sarr 17 (C), Gudmundsson pen 30 (F), Ndour 53 (F)

16-04-2026 20:00

1/4 Final

Artemio Franchi Stadium

Fiorentina

Crystal Palace

Live

2 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

		17'		Ismaïla Sarr (Assist: Daniel Muñoz)
Albert Gudmundsson		30'
Marin Pongracic		40'
		40'		Yéremy Pino
Pietro Comuzzo		45+5'

2nd half

Cher Ndour (Assist: Manor Solomon)		53'
		56'		Ismaïla Sarr
Luca Ranieri		67'
		76'		Chadi Riad
Cher Ndour		87'
Roberto Piccoli		90+1'

Fiorentina

Crystal Palace

Starting lineups

43

David de Gea

Goalkeeper

6

Luca Ranieri

Defender

5

Marin Pongracic

Defender

15

Pietro Comuzzo

Defender

70'

44

Nicolò Fagioli

Midfielder

46'

21

Robin Gosens

Midfielder

70'

8

Rolando Mandragora

Midfielder

10

Albert Gudmundsson

Attacker

75'

17

Jack Harrison

Attacker

19

Manor Solomon

Attacker

75'

91

Roberto Piccoli

Attacker

1

Dean Henderson

Goalkeeper

26

Chris Richards

Defender

2

Daniel Muñoz

Defender

23

Jaydee Canvot

Defender

5

Maxence Lacroix

Defender

41'

3

Tyrick Mitchell

Defender

20

Adam Wharton

Midfielder

30'

18

Daichi Kamada

Midfielder

7

Ismaïla Sarr

Attacker

14

Jean-Philippe Mateta

Attacker

46'

10

Yéremy Pino

Attacker

73'

Substitutes

53

Oliver Christensen

Goalkeeper

50

Pietro Leonardelli

Goalkeeper

23

Eman Kospo

Defender

61

Riccardo Braschi

Attacker

64

Lapo Deli

Midfielder

69

Giorgio Puzzoli

Midfielder

27

Cher Ndour

Midfielder

46'

60

Eddy Kouadio

Defender

70'

62

Luis Balbo

Defender

70'

22

Jacopo Fazzini

Midfielder

75'

80

Giovanni Fabbian

Midfielder

75'

17

Nathaniel Clyne

Defender

44

Walter Benítez

Goalkeeper

24

Borna Sosa

Defender

Brennan Johnson

Attacker

55

Justin Devenny

Midfielder

59

Rio Cardines

Defender

31

Remi Matthews

Goalkeeper

42

Kaden Rodney

Midfielder

8

Jefferson Lerma

Midfielder

30'

34

Chadi Riad

Defender

41'

Jörgen Strand Larsen

Attacker

46'

19

Will Hughes

Midfielder

73'