But that’s the feeling that Palace fans will enjoy on Thursday evening (17:45 BST) against Dynamo Kyiv, our first 'proper' major European tie after success in the play-off stage back in August.

As a reward for defeating Fredrikstad we now enter the league phase of the UEFA Conference League. Here six games between now and December will determine whether Palace can progress to the knockout phase.

The Eagles will tread new ground with a first full European campaign, with the journey beginning in Lublin.

Ahead of the match, then, let’s take a look at some of Palace’s previous competition debuts…

First… ever match

When it comes to declaring our first-ever match, definition comes into play, so to clarify early: we'll recount the story of the first-ever football match played by the amateur

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