The Eagles were resilient in the face of an aerial bombardment from their Norwegian hosts, who took every opportunity – throw-ins, free-kicks, and even goal kicks at one stage – to get the ball as close to Palace’s goal as possible.

Whilst Palace did create a handful of good chances in the end, it was the Eagles’ defensive display – backed by a roaring 1,700 Palace fans who had made the long journey from South London – which sealed a 1-0 win on aggregate in the tie, and with it, our first qualification for a major European competition.

The Manager told his post-match press conference: “I think that's the right headline: ‘job done.’

“We could see we weren’t really having good possession today, especially in the final third finding the right spaces or being accurate enough, making the run

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