Crystal Palace kicked off their Europa League marketing campaign with a routine residence win towards Lech Poznan.
Final yr’s Convention League winners are previous palms now at Thursday night time soccer and had been far too sturdy for his or her Polish opposition.
Lech could have certified for main European competitors in back-to-back seasons for the primary time since 1982-83 to 1985-86 however seemed properly quick at Selhurst Park.
World Cup winner Yeremy Pino took simply 10 minutes to open the scoring, latching on to a poor throw in and operating clear to attain.
Defender Chris Richards made it two with a thumping header fom an Adam Wharton nook, earlier than Jorgen Strand Larsenwrapped up the win earlier than half-time from the spot.
There was a flashpoint for Palace after the break as Ismaila Sarr made his first look of the marketing campaign.
Following the late collapse of a proposed transfer to Liverpool on deadline day, the winger was met with a blended reception upon coming into the fray, with scattered boos audible among the many normal applause.
Eddie Nketiah additionally got here off the bench and was capable of finding a late fourth after Radoslaw Murawski had been despatched off and cap a fantastic week within the Europa League for English sides.
