Crystal Palace launched their first full venture into European football with a 2-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv in Poland on Thursday in the UEFA Conference League. Borna Sosa, though, picked up two yellow cards in quick succession to leave Palace with 10 men for the final 15 minutes. Palace qualified for Europe after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final last season, but were demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League after breaching UEFA rules on multi-club ownership. The Premier League club’s only previous experience of continental competition was one home-and-away tie in the Intertoto Cup back in 1998. Palace are among the favourites for the Conference League title and are due to host AEK Larnaca of Cyprus in their next game in the league phase on October 23.