Crystal Palace are Europa Conference League champions after beating Rayo Vallecano in the final on Wednesday night.
Although Manchester United’s season is over, some teams are still competing in Europe.
The Champions League final between Arsenal and PSG takes place on Saturday, but at least United are back in Europe’s most prestigious competition after finishing third in the Premier League.
After Aston Villa won the Europa League last week, another English club has claimed a European trophy, with Crystal Palace lifting the Europa Conference League.
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Dean Henderson joins list of ex-Man Utd players to win Europa Conference League
Crystal Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the Europa Conference League final in Leipzig.
Former United goalkeeper Dean Henderson started the final and kept a clean sheet for the Eagles.
After sitting on the bench for the 2021 Europa League final, as United lost on penalties against Villarreal, Henderson finally enjoys success in Europe as Palace’s captain.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer preferred David de Gea to Henderson that night, but the English stopper has since become one of the most respected goalkeepers in the Premier League.
Henderson won the FA Cup with Palace last season, so he will be delighted to add to his list of honours as a Palace player.
In winning the Europa Conference League, Henderson joins a list of three ex-United players and loanees to win the competition.
Chris Smalling and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were mainstays in Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma side in 2022 when the Serie A outfit beat Feyenoord 1-0 in the final.
Last year, Jadon Sancho earned a winners’ medal in the Europa Conference League during his loan spell at Chelsea.
- ⚡️ NEWS IN BRIEF
- Dean Henderson has won the Europa Conference League with Crystal Palace
- Crystal Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the final as Henderson kept a clean sheet
- Henderson was on the bench for United’s 2021 Europa League final defeat against Villarreal
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Four ex-Man Utd players who played for Rayo Vallecano
Four former United players have played for Rayo Vallecano.
The biggest name of the quartet is Radamel Falcao, who scored just four goals in 29 appearances for United.
Bebe enjoyed some of his best years at Rayo Vallecano after leaving United.
Others include Laurie Cunningham and Manucho.
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