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Crystal Palace √ ZRINJSKI MOSTAR thu 26 feb 2025 | 8:00pm k.o. Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, Woody Johnson
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Chief Executive Officer
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Sharon Lacey Chief Financial Officer Mitesh Velani Chief Commercial Officer Barry Webber Academy Director Gary Issott Director of U21 Development Mark Bright General Counsel David Nichol Head of Football Operations Karl Eccleston Head of Ticketing Paul McGowan Head of Retail Foz Bowers
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21 04 manager
Head of Marketing Matt Franks Head of Safeguarding
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Laura Baptiste Head Groundsman
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Bruce Elliott
Editor Jack Lacey-Hatton Design Billy Cooke, Stu Ellmer, Joe Hardingham, James Heels
10 darren ambrose 21 Zrinjski Mostar 30 Talking tactics
Contributors Robin Johnson, Ed Dowling, Joe Turner,
36 conference catch-up
Ian King, Patrick Rosanio,
40 behind the lens
Sebastian Frej Photography Neil Everitt, Peter Hurn, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Kontent Haus, Getty Printer Bishops Printers
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50 continental quiz 51 from the terraces
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DARREN Courageous, hard-working and with a tendency to produce a big moment, Darren Ambrose was a Palace hero for three years in South London. Now as a pundit, Ambrose is watching the current Eagles side in their quest for European glory. Here he discusses his time at Selhurst Park and why he never wanted to leave. Interview: Jack Lacey-Hatton
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uefa conference league
knockouts KNOCKOUT PLAY-OFFS 19 & 26 FEB
round of 16 12 & 19 mar play-off winner √
lech poznan √ kups kuopio thu 26 feb 20:00
silver path
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rayo or vallecano
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play-off winner √
AZ ALKMAAR √ noah thu 26 feb 20:00 0
aek athens
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mainz
1
green path
shakhtar
0
sparta praha
2
or
rayo vallecano
or
aek athens
play-off winner √ aek larnaca
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or
mainz
play-off winner √
rijeka √ omonoia thu 26 feb 17:45 1
rakÓw
play-off winner √
lausanne-sport √ sigma olomouc thu 26 feb 20:00 1
aek larnaca
play-off winner √
celje √ drita thu 26 feb 17:45 3
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strasbourg or
0 samsunspor √ SHKËNDIJA thu 26 feb 17:45
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sparta praha
play-off winner √
fiorentina √ JAGIELLONIA thu 26 feb 17:45 3
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play-off winner √
CRYSTAL PALACE √ zrinjski thu 26 feb 20:00 1
shakhtar
rakÓw
0 54
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strasbourg
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Dean HENDERSON (GK) Daniel MUÑOZ Tyrick MITCHELL Maxence LACROIX Ismaïla SARR Jefferson LERMA Eddie NKETIAH Yéremy PINO Brennan JOHNSON Christantus UCHE Jean-Philippe MATETA Nathaniel CLYNE Daichi KAMADA Will HUGHES Adam WHARTON Jørgen STRAND LARSEN Jaydee CANVOT Borna SOSA Chris RICHARDS Cheick DOUCOURÉ Evann GUESSAND Remi MATTHEWS (GK) Chadi RIAD Caleb KPORHA Kaden RODNEY Walter BENÍTEZ (GK) Justin DEVENNY Rio CARDINES George KING Zach MARSH Dean BENAMAR Benji CASEY Joél DRAKES-THOMAS
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Matej BOGDAN (GK) Hrvoje BARIŠIĆ Dan LAGUMDŽIJA David KARAČIĆ Milan ŠIKANJIĆ Leo MIKIĆ Tomislav KIŠ Tomi JURIC Petar MAMIĆ Matej ŠAKOTA Mateo SUŠIĆ Antonio ILIĆ Goran KARAČIĆ (GK) Marko VRANJKOVIĆ Antonio IVANČIĆ Igor SAVIĆ Adi NALIĆ Stefano SURDANOVIC Toma PALIĆ Mario ĆUŽE Slobodan JAKOVLJEVIĆ Neven ĐURASEK Tin SAJKO (GK) Marin LJUBIĆ Marijan ĆAVAR Kerim MEMIJA Duje DUJMOVIĆ Karlo ABRAMOVIĆ Toni MAJIĆ Nemanja BILBIJA