Overview
- Palace face Fiorentina at Selhurst Park on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. BST in the club’s first European quarter-final.
- Manager Oliver Glasner said Wednesday that Eddie Nketiah suffered a hamstring setback and will miss out, with Jean‑Philippe Mateta set to lead the line and Dean Henderson back in goal.
- Fiorentina coach Paolo Vanoli confirmed Moise Kean felt shin pain after training and stayed in Italy, with other injuries also thinning the visitors’ options.
- La Viola bring deep Conference League know-how from two finals and a semi-final in the past three seasons, while Palace arrive with recent improvement but uneven home form.
- UK coverage is on TNT Sports with streaming on HBO Max, US viewers can watch on Paramount+, and the return leg will be in Florence.