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Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner is not interested in celebrating the club's record-breaking 19-match unbeaten run - and has already shifted his focus to their upcoming match against Everton this weekend.
The Eagles extended their impressive streak of games without defeat after they kicked off their Conference League group stage campaign with a convincing victory over Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kiev, winning 2-0 in Poland.
Daniel Munoz netted Palace's first-ever away goal in Europe just past the half-hour mark, and Eddie Nketiah, who came on as a second-half substitute, also found the back of the net in the 58th minute, with both goals coming from Yeremy Pino's left-wing crosses.
However, Glasner was not in the mood for any celebrations despite breaking a record that dates back to 1969 when Palace had an 18-match undefeated run on their way to promotion to the old First Division.
"I'm proud that we could start the Conference League away against a very good opponent (but) I don't think about this (unbeaten) run, because it has already happened," Glasner said during a press conference.
"It is not difficult to prepare the team because they are so hungry to succeed and so ambitious. We want to keep them pushing and it is really easy to keep the focus high.
"We always want to win the next game and I just told the players 'congratulations for this good start'. We have huge respect for Dynamo Kyiv, so playing away, starting with a win is very positive.
"But now we have to switch the focus and it started now. We start here to be ready for Everton on Sunday. Every single competition is the same, it is as important as the other one."
Palace comfortably saw out the match in Kyiv's temporary home at the Motor Lublin Arena, utilised due to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, despite Borna Sosa receiving his marching orders following two yellow cards within three minutes.
However, Dynamo, whose squad emerged before kick-off with Ukrainian flags draped across their shoulders, failed to create any genuine opportunities in the closing quarter-hour whilst Palace were reduced to 10 men.
"We controlled the game or most of the time – just after the red card, the pressure was a little bit more – but overall I think we deserved the win," Glasner said.
"It looks like teams (in Europe) react more to the way we are playing, so in the Premier League every team plays its style, their system, once or twice it happens that the opposition changes their system.
"Now we've two opponents with Fredrikstad and Kyiv, and both teams started in a different system than we expected. Maybe this is a little bit different and we will see if this continues."
Jean-Philippe Mateta had previously earned his first call-up for France though he failed to find the net and was substituted at the interval by Nketiah, who posed far more danger in attack.
"It's fully deserved," Glasner added. "We got the information just before we left for the stadium. I'm really delighted for him. Now is no time to celebrate, now is the time to stay focused. But of course it's more the feeling, the satisfaction, that he worked so hard – I know he wanted this."
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