Regardless of being debutants, Palace have been put in as favourites to win the Convention League at first of the season.
It took some time for them to stay as much as that tag, with lots of their performances in Europe trying considerably turgid.
However their 3-0 win in opposition to Fiorentina – two-time finalists within the Convention League – confirmed what they’re able to.
Subsequent up for Palace is a two-legged semi-final with Shakhtar, with Strasbourg dealing with Rayo Vallecano within the different tie.
“They made mild work of them [Fiorentina] actually, however from right here on in they may anticipate some actually robust video games, there may be some good high quality within the competitors,” added Tomkins.
“The query is whether or not they can deliver the positivity from the primary leg. That was the perfect I’ve seen them for some time, the three-week break did them the world of fine and so they regarded just like the staff we noticed early this season and final season.”
The season will finish with Glasner’s departure, but it surely might additionally finish with a European prize.
“After all, that’s what all of us need,” mentioned the Austrian.
“We wish to take pleasure in our life collectively, not simply the soccer. The extra profitable you might be, the extra you take pleasure in your life.
“If you play the semi-final, you wish to get all of it on the finish and that is what we’ll go for.”
