Crystal Palace fans get to Leipzig any way they can

As the club prepares for one of the biggest matches in its history, Crystal Palace supporters have gone to remarkable lengths to reach Leipzig for Wednesday's Conference League final against Spanish side Rayo Vallecano. Their 13,000-ticket allocation has sold out, and more than 10,000 fans are also expected to attend a screening at Selhurst Park in London. From a pilot flying his son to supporters taking camper vans on 12-hour trips and others piecing together routes between cities to keep costs down, for many, the journey has become part of the occasion. Here are some of the fans making the most of what could be a once-in-a-lifetime trip. Robin Wicks from Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire is flying himself and his son to Leipzig in a small single-engine aircraft. He grew up in Bromley and began following Crystal Palace aged about 10, attending his first game in 1964 when he was 12. In his 25 years of flying experience he has taken the plane to "just about every corner of Europe" and even across the Sahara Desert, but added that he hoped this trip to Leipzig would be the most exciting for a Crystal Palace supporter. "There have been other exciting times, like when we got to the FA