"Crystal Palace begin the knockout phase of their Europa Conference League campaign on Thursday evening with a trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina to face Zrinjski Mostar in the first leg of their play-off tie. The match will be the first meeting between the clubs, with the winners over two legs progressing to the last 16 ahead of next week's return fixture at Selhurst Park."
"Palace reached this stage after finishing just outside the automatic qualification places in the league phase. The London side collected three wins, two draws and one defeat from six matches, ending their group schedule with a draw against KuPS. Oliver Glasner's team have struggled for consistency domestically in recent weeks. A long winless spell across competitions was halted by a 1-0 win away to Brighton, but they followed that result with a disappointing loss to Burnley."
"Zrinjski have made several changes to their European squad, adding Dan Lagumdzija, Tomi Juric, Toni Majic, Adi Nalic and Tin Sajko, while Antonio Ilic, Darick Kobie Morris and Toma Palic are not included. Toni Sunjic is unavailable due to a knee injury. Neven Durasek returns after suspension and could start alongside leading scorer Nemanja Bilbija, who has been the club's most productive attacker this season."
Crystal Palace travel to Bosnia-Herzegovina to face Zrinjski Mostar in the first leg of a Europa Conference League play-off, with the two-legged winner advancing to the last 16. Palace finished just outside automatic qualification, recording three wins, two draws and one defeat in the group stage and drew with KuPS in their final match. Oliver Glasner's side have been inconsistent domestically, briefly ending a long winless run with a 1-0 win at Brighton before losing to Burnley. Zrinjski advanced after a stoppage-time own goal secured a draw with Rapid Vienna, progressing on goal difference. Zrinjski have added several players to their European squad while Palace are missing multiple players through knee and thigh injuries.
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