"I think to fix a round when a Conference League is played just shows also the [lack of] respect for the Conference League because they would never fix a round when there is a Champions League round or a Europa League round. So I think that's maybe the problem for the game we have to play now, and why we have to play in three days again."
"The EFL moved the game at Arsenal as Palace played KuPS in the Europa Conference League last Thursday, between Premier League games against Manchester City on 14 December and Leeds United on Saturday. The EFL said it had 'shown a willingness to compromise' but scheduling conflicts are 'now entirely unavoidable'. Uefa's European calendar now stretches across 10 midweeks, rather than six two seasons ago, with the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League each given a standalone week for exposure."
"This is the only criticism for me to the EFL, said Glasner after Palace's 4-1 defeat at Leeds meant they had won only once following eight Europa Conference outings this season. But it shows that we are in four competitions and we want these games, we want this amount of games, and it's not to complain about it. We are never complaining about the amount of games."
Crystal Palace faces a Carabao Cup quarter-final at Arsenal scheduled in the week after the other quarter-finals while also playing a Europa Conference League tie and Premier League fixtures, creating four matches in ten days. Palace criticized the EFL for scheduling a domestic round during a Conference League midweek, noting the same would not happen during Champions League or Europa League rounds. The EFL criticized the expansion of European cup competitions and described scheduling conflicts as unavoidable. UEFA's calendar now stretches across ten midweeks, with each major European competition given a standalone week, increasing logistical pressure.
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