Crystal Palace fans ambushed by black-clad mob in Leipzig on eve of Conference League final

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Crystal Palace legend John Salako has spoken to GB News as the Eagles prepare to take on Spanish club Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League this evening.The former England and Palace star said he and fellow fans of the south London club had been in "dreamland" after an unprecedented trophy haul over the past 12 months.

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It led them to take on their first European campaign since the 1990s, which Salako said had been "absolutely magical".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "We're going to go into this final tonight, and we're going to smash it, and we're going to win it," he declared, predicting a 3-1 triumph.

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However, the former winger shared that there was a sense of "heartbreak" about the period, with manager Oliver Glasner set to leave the club.

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"I think he goes and wins three trophies in 12 months, we'll build him a statue and send him off...

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Crystal Palace fans were ambushed by a black-clad mob of "ultras" in Leipzig last night on the eve of the Conference League final.Footage circulating on social media shows Palace fans assembled outside a bar in the German city on Tuesday evening before they are set upon by a group wearing black t-shirts.

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Video showed the mob storming over chairs and laying into the seated Palace fans, before both groups began hurling chairs and glasses at each other until riot police intervened.A number of English people were held by police after allegedly breaching the peace.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say One Palace fan on the ground said the "Spanish lefties" had come "for a fight with the English right-wing in Leipzig"."We stood there, and they backed off," they said on social media, alongside images showing Restore Britain flags outside an Irish bar.No injuries have so far been reported as a result of the skirmish.Police have also stayed quiet on whether those in black were Rayo Vallecano fans...

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A: TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "We're going to go into this final tonight, and we're going to smash it, and we're going to win it," he declared, predicting a 3-1 triumph.

B: TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say One Palace fan on the ground said the "Spanish lefties" had come "for a fight with the English right-wing in Leipzig"."We stood there, and they backed off," they said on social media, alongside images showing Restore Britain flags outside an Irish bar.No injuries have so far been reported as a result of the skirmish.Police have also stayed quiet on whether those in black were Rayo Vallecano fans...