Palace soaring to new heights under Glasner ahead of European bow

LONDON Palace are the only remaining undefeated team in the EPL and have already faced four of the sides who finished in the top seven last term

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Crystal Palace enter unfamiliar territory Thursday as they make their first full venture into European football riding a club-record 18-match unbeaten run and fresh off a win over the Premier League champions.

Oliver Glasner's team head to eastern Poland this week to play Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Conference League, brimming with confidence after an impressive 2-1 victory over Liverpool on Saturday.

Palace's only previous experience of continental competition was one home-and-away tie in the Intertoto Cup back in 1998, but they return to Europe after beating Manchester City to win last season's FA Cup.

That was the club’s first major trophy, and it was followed by another triumphant day out at Wembley with a Community Shield win over Liverpool.

Palace lost a court battle over their demotion from the Europa League after falling foul of UEFA's rules governing multi-club ownership, a rare defeat in recent times for a team thriving under Glasner.

The 51-year-old Austrian’s stock has risen to the extent that he is now considered among the favourites for the Manchester United job if Ruben Amorim is sacked.