Premier League club suffers unbelievable defeat in European Cup

In the early morning of October 24, AEK Larnaca caused a shock when they defeated host Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Conference League classification round.

Crystal Palace suffered a humiliating defeat at home.

The unbelievable shock happened when AEK Larnaca, an unknown club from Cyprus, with a total squad value of only nearly 12 million euros, defeated Crystal Palace with home field advantage and a squad value of up to 484.54 million euros.

Jean-Philippe Mateta was the talk of the town, but not for his goals this time, but for his missed chances. The French striker had a chance to open the scoring early on when goalkeeper Zlatan Alomerovic let the ball fall in front of his goal, but his shot went over the bar.

The absence of Adam Wharton in midfield saw Palace lose their creativity, as shown by hasty plays like centre-back Jaydee Canvot's desperate long-range shot. Meanwhile, AEK Larnaca defended solidly and held on to keep a clean sheet in the first half.

Palace continued to pile on the pressure in the second half. Maxence Lacroix missed a golden chance with a close-range header, before Riad Bajic capitalised on a mistake from centre-back Jaydee Canvot in the 51st minute to fire home the only goal of the game against the Premier League side.

AEK Larnaca shock.

Coach Oliver Glasner brought on Eddie Nketiah in an attempt to turn things around, but all efforts were in vain. The former Arsenal star and Mateta were both unable to beat Alomerović in close-range shots.

The defeat ended Palace's unbeaten home run dating back to February, while also marking AEK Larnaca's first ever away win in European competition, a night to remember for the Cypriots and a real shock for the London club's fans.

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