Crystal Palace play their first European match after demotion to the Europa Conference League, seeking to take control of the qualification tie. Manager Oliver Glasner indicated players prefer matches to training and said the squad were recovered, so few changes are expected. Fredrikstad return to European competition for the first time since 2009 after winning the Norwegian Cup and sit eighth in the Eliteserien. Fredrikstad were eliminated from Europa League qualifying by Midtjylland and rank 208th in UEFA coefficients, 120 places below Palace. Fredrikstad have won two of their last 14 matches, including a late comeback and a notable 4-2 victory over Molde.
Every player prefers playing a game to training,
The players are completely recovered - you could see that [in training] - so there's no reason to make a lot of changes. "This is how we want to be, taking every single game seriously and always showing our personality. If we do this, we know we can be quite successful."
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