'If that was Harry Kane...'

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Being a club's record signing brings with it a certain pressure. Some players rise to deal with it and others struggle.

For Jorgen Strand Larsen, it seemed for a while it was a case of the latter.

The Norwegian striker joined Crystal Palace from Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 February in a deal worth up to £48m, but managed just three Premier League goals in 14 games for the Eagles before Thursday's Conference League semi-final first leg.

However, his fourth goal could arguably be his most important as he produced a moment of magic to give Palace a 3-1 lead against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Polish city of Krakow.

Substitute Strand Larsen raced on to a pass by Daichi Kamada in the 84th minute, broke into the area and showed excellent composure to sidestep a sliding challenge and then clip in a neat finish over the advancing Shakhtar keeper Dmytro Riznyk.

The delightful strike gave Oliver Glasner's side a two-goal cushion going into the second leg at Selhurst Park on Thursday, 7 May, and they surely have one foot in a first major European final.

"We were not sure if he had had a touch and that is what is impressive, the calmness and then to dink it into the corner," said former Tottenham and England midfielder Glenn Hoddle on TNT Sports.

"If that was Harry Kane scoring that goal we would all be saying 'wow what a beautiful goal'."

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