Glasner Believes Crystal Palace Will Win Appeal And Play In Europa League

Oliver Glasner has said he is assured Crystal Palace will triumph their entreaty astatine nan tribunal of arbitration for athletics (Cas) this week and beryllium reinstated to play successful nan Europa League.

Palace are seeking to overturn Uefa’s determination to demote them to nan Conference League for breaking multi-club ownership rules, pinch nan entreaty to return spot successful Lausanne connected Friday. The determination is expected to beryllium revealed by Cas connected Monday, nan time aft Glasner’s FA Cup holders look Premier League champions Liverpool successful nan Community Shield astatine Wembley.

“We don’t person immoderate power connected nan determination from Uefa, we don’t person immoderate power connected nan determination from Cas, truthful it conscionable makes nary consciousness that we’re reasoning astir it,” Glasner told Sky connected Tuesday.

“We attraction connected what we person to do connected nan pitch, really to create this tone successful nan group, this togetherness, this commitment, and this is what we are doing time by day. We’re waiting for nan last decision, we’re still assured that nan entreaty will beryllium successful and that we will play successful nan Europa League. But successful nan end, connected 11 August, we will cognize nan last determination – past we will commencement to hole for Europe.”

Palace, who confirmed past period that nan New York Jets owner, Woody Johnson, completed his acquisition of John Textor’s 43% stake, are understood to judge they person a beardown chance of winning nan appeal. They are expected to coming grounds that they insist proves Uefa’s deadline to alteration their ownership building truthful they complied pinch its rules was not 1 March but alternatively 30 April, arsenic good arsenic pointing retired that Textor’s departure has removed nan obstruction to their participation.

The American owns French nine Lyon, who person besides qualified for adjacent season’s Europa League. It is understood that Textor will not beryllium portion of nan Palace delegation that travels to Switzerland for nan Cas hearing.

Nottingham Forest, who qualified for nan Conference League aft finishing seventh successful nan Premier League, would guidelines to beryllium promoted to nan Europa League if Palace’s entreaty fails. On Monday, Palace were drawn to play against nan losers of nan Europa League qualifier betwixt Norway’s Fredrikstad aliases Midtjylland of Denmark successful nan Conference League playoff, pinch nan first limb scheduled to return spot astatine Selhurst Park connected 21 August. An article connected nan club’s charismatic website detailing their imaginable opponents was deleted not agelong aft being published, while Palace’s X relationship besides removed a connection astir nan draw.