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No Eze but Palace welcome new era on a bittersweet night

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There were perhaps mixed emotions for Crystal Palace fans who were at Selhurst Park on Thursday night.

On the one hand there will have been excitement at seeing their side play European football for the first time in almost three decades, as well as making history with their first-ever win in Europe as they beat Fredrikstad 1-0 in the first leg of their Uefa Conference League play-off.

But on the other hand it seemed many were resigned to the departure of the talismanic Eberechi Eze, with the midfielder absent from the squad as a move to Arsenal appears imminent.