The Conference League concludes its first phase with the sixth round on Thursday and Strasbourg the only team to have already secured a direct spot to the round of 16. The top eight teams in the Conference League go directly to the round of 16 in March. Crystal Palace, making its European debut after winning the FA Cup last season, is in ninth place — a point behind AEK Athens, Samsunspor, Sparta Prague, Rayo Vallecano and Mainz.
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