UEFA Conference League 2025/26 Season

[GiftedMAN]

Crystal Palaceade all of us to lose bet yesterday, they were supposed to won that match and most of us played them to win. Unfortunately,  they were unable to win and it was only luck that made them to get a draw rhe match because they were already losing the match before they got the equalizer.  It's so funny how a team we thought would win the trophy have to struggle to get a draw. They still have a better chance ahead, the last match will be like an eye opener for them never to underestimate any club.

Crystal Palace did their thing yesterday this is why most of football lovers do not advise anyone to trust any team so much because they can end up disappointing you when you don't even expect it, who could have thought Crystal Palace place a 2:2 draw at home when their opponent was without a player? the outcome was not the best result that was expected but it will make Crystal Palace to be more serious in their next game.

[knowngunman]

AZ Alkmaar drew 0-0 at home against Jagiellonia. Even if they had won the match, it wouldn't have changed much. We can say that the match ended in a draw because nothing would have changed for either team. As the home team, Alkmaar played more aggressively and created more scoring opportunities but failed to score.
Crystal Palace drew 2-2 at home against KuPS. Had Palace won the match, they might have finished in the top 8, but KuPS earned points from this away game, giving them a chance to finish in the top 24.

The outcome of these two matches surprised me honestly. I had maximum confidence on Crystal Palace yesterday but they disappointed me. It was a deliberate mistake giving the young players knowing that they will qualify either way for the play off. I was actually impressed with the performance of those young talents. Although, it was still embarrassing to see that Crystal Palace couldn't win against a Finland team but the good thing is that they're still in the competition considering they're in Europe race after a while. AZ Akmaar on the other hand did nothing but a shambolic display.

[barbara44]

Crystal Palace narrowly escaped being beaten today by a team everyone underestimated.  They came from one goal down of first half to almost winning the match if not that luck was on the side of Crystal Palace.  What an interesting football tonight. Winning happened for those who bet Crystal Palace over 2.5 and over 3.5 which was what I bet because I know that Cristal Palace would score minimum of two goals.

Poor display of performance from Crystal Palace as they were not able to took advantage after having led in first half they conceded two quick goals then KuPS lost their defender due to red card but Crystal Palace not able to bring them as winner now they are having 10 spot and have to play qualifier for having spot into last 16 this is setback for them but after watching their game, I have strong feeling their main target was Arsenal game instead of this just because of these things were not as mostly fans were expecting.

Fiorentina is also have disappointing end of their last game as they lost by 1–0 against Swiss club Lausanne which ended at 9th spot.

[LTU_btc]

The outcome of these two matches surprised me honestly. I had maximum confidence on Crystal Palace yesterday but they disappointed me. It was a deliberate mistake giving the young players knowing that they will qualify either way for the play off. I was actually impressed with the performance of those young talents. Although, it was still embarrassing to see that Crystal Palace couldn't win against a Finland team but the good thing is that they're still in the competition considering they're in Europe race after a while. AZ Akmaar on the other hand did nothing but a shambolic display.

Everyone saw Crystal Palace as favorites, but I don't see this result as big surprise. They already qualified to next round, they didn't played with main players, while for KuPS it was do or die game. Such things happens in last rounds sometimes when favorite have fight for nothing, while underdog must win game.
But in general, expected to see Palace at the top of table, not Strasbourg or Rakow. Fiorentina and AZ is just somewhere in the middle. While teams that used to make some noise in Europe like Dynamo Kyiv and Legia were eliminated already after group stage.

[Adiljutt156]

Mainz and Samsunspor will face each other. Mainz is going through a difficult period in the Bundesliga. In their last match, they played away against Bayern and surprisingly drew. I would say they are in a good position in the Conference League. Samsunspor has also been experiencing a dip in form in recent weeks, but they still have goals. Both teams have the same number of wins, draws, and losses. I expect at least a draw for Samsunspor today. It could even be a high-scoring match.

We are watching matches of UEFA Conference League and we are watching the performance of the teams which are playing in this tournament and we saw one sided match of FSV Mainz 05 and Samsunspor football team because one team gave full effort to win this match and opponent team could not do any goal in this match. Both teams have good players but these players could not perform according to expectations and we saw one sided match in the first half of the match and from the start of second half we saw goal by opponent team. Widmer did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 44 minutes of the match when it was requirement of the match and after few minutes we saw more goal in this match and that was at 48 minutes.

[redhack]

We have reached the end of the group stage in the Conference League. Congratulations to the teams that finished in the top 8 and advanced to the last 16.
Strasbourg, Raków Częstochowa, AEK Athens, Sparta Prague, Rayo Vallecano, Shakhtar Donetsk, Mainz 05 and AEK Larnaca are the teams that have advanced to the round of 16.
The teams that finished in 9th and 24th place will play in the playoffs. The 8 winning teams will join the other teams in the round of 16.

The teams have taken one step closer to the final in Leipzig. Let's see which team will be the 5th champion.

[Odohu]

We have reached the end of the group stage in the Conference League. Congratulations to the teams that finished in the top 8 and advanced to the last 16.
Strasbourg, Raków Częstochowa, AEK Athens, Sparta Prague, Rayo Vallecano, Shakhtar Donetsk, Mainz 05 and AEK Larnaca are the teams that have advanced to the round of 16.
The teams that finished in 9th and 24th place will play in the playoffs. The 8 winning teams will join the other teams in the round of 16.

The teams have taken one step closer to the final in Leipzig. Let's see which team will be the 5th champion.

The only teams whose qualification surprised me a little in that list are Mainz and Shakhtar Donesk. Maiz have been in bad shape this season and I was not expecting them to show that late seriousness that earn them those points. Shakhtar Donesk have been a pretty good team but the war in Ukraine is a big impediment that slowed so many things down for the country and sports was not excepted. Congratulations to them and I hope to see more beautiful football in the playoff and the next rounds.

[Mustang Shelby]

We have reached the end of the group stage in the Conference League. Congratulations to the teams that finished in the top 8 and advanced to the last 16.
Strasbourg, Raków Częstochowa, AEK Athens, Sparta Prague, Rayo Vallecano, Shakhtar Donetsk, Mainz 05 and AEK Larnaca are the teams that have advanced to the round of 16.
The teams that finished in 9th and 24th place will play in the playoffs. The 8 winning teams will join the other teams in the round of 16.

The teams have taken one step closer to the final in Leipzig. Let's see which team will be the 5th champion.

The only teams whose qualification surprised me a little in that list are Mainz and Shakhtar Donesk. Maiz have been in bad shape this season and I was not expecting them to show that late seriousness that earn them those points. Shakhtar Donesk have been a pretty good team but the war in Ukraine is a big impediment that slowed so many things down for the country and sports was not excepted. Congratulations to them and I hope to see more beautiful football in the playoff and the next rounds.

What surprised me most was that Crystal Palace, a strong team in the Premier League, didn't finish in the top eight. They finished tenth in the conference league and qualified for the playoff rounds. They will probably advance through the playoffs and compete against the top eight teams. Still, I expected them to be in the top eight. Also, it was disappointing for us that our representative, Samsunspor, dropped out of the top eight after losing their last two matches.

[Joca97]

We have reached the end of the group stage in the Conference League. Congratulations to the teams that finished in the top 8 and advanced to the last 16.
Strasbourg, Raków Częstochowa, AEK Athens, Sparta Prague, Rayo Vallecano, Shakhtar Donetsk, Mainz 05 and AEK Larnaca are the teams that have advanced to the round of 16.
The teams that finished in 9th and 24th place will play in the playoffs. The 8 winning teams will join the other teams in the round of 16.

The teams have taken one step closer to the final in Leipzig. Let's see which team will be the 5th champion.

The only teams whose qualification surprised me a little in that list are Mainz and Shakhtar Donesk. Maiz have been in bad shape this season and I was not expecting them to show that late seriousness that earn them those points. Shakhtar Donesk have been a pretty good team but the war in Ukraine is a big impediment that slowed so many things down for the country and sports was not excepted. Congratulations to them and I hope to see more beautiful football in the playoff and the next rounds.

What surprised me most was that Crystal Palace, a strong team in the Premier League, didn't finish in the top eight. They finished tenth in the conference league and qualified for the playoff rounds. They will probably advance through the playoffs and compete against the top eight teams. Still, I expected them to be in the top eight. Also, it was disappointing for us that our representative, Samsunspor, dropped out of the top eight after losing their last two matches.

Probobly the biggest surprise in this round that Crystal Palace wasnt able to win against Kups that honestly should have been defeated really easily. Now Crystal Palace has to play one more game. But i think still that they will probobly win the title in the end even tho they didnt go into top 8 positions.

I honestly expected them to destroy Kups in this match by a big difference but that didnt happen.

[Tonimez]

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Probobly the biggest surprise in this round that Crystal Palace wasnt able to win against Kups that honestly should have been defeated really easily. Now Crystal Palace has to play one more game. But i think still that they will probobly win the title in the end even tho they didnt go into top 8 positions.

I honestly expected them to destroy Kups in this match by a big difference but that didnt happen.

Seriously Crystal palace is going down and creating doubts amongst people that held them in high esteem for the seasons conference league title which is supposed to be non negotiable due to their performance last season and the beginning of the season too. Crystal palace is a good team and I have been their fan at least in the conference league but seriously, I no longer have any hopes in them.

Kups had only 2 shots on target and those were the two goals they had in the 50th and 53rd minutes which went ahead to make crystal palace trail after and early minutes goal. Crystal palace only became lucky and to draw after the red card and now occupy the 10th place. Football is really crazy, how Mainz who are currently sitting last on the Bundesliga table are now well seated at the 7th position of the conference league. For whatever reason you still have to believe that crystal palace with win the conference league, I'm no longer a diehard preacher of crystal palace winning the conference league because a team like Strasbourg definitely merit to win the title this season.

[redhack]

Crystal Palace failing to make the top 8 has been a surprise to everyone. I disagree about Mainz and Shakhtar though. They are strong teams and have the potential to go far in the cup. Shakhtar hasn't been affected much by the war. They've been playing matches in other European countries for a long time and are used to it. Mainz, even if they're not doing well in the Bundesliga, are playing quite well in this cup. I think these teams can make it to the quarter finals and beyond.

[Kuingsudaqila]

Crystal Palaceade all of us to lose bet yesterday, they were supposed to won that match and most of us played them to win. Unfortunately,  they were unable to win and it was only luck that made them to get a draw rhe match because they were already losing the match before they got the equalizer.  It's so funny how a team we thought would win the trophy have to struggle to get a draw. They still have a better chance ahead, the last match will be like an eye opener for them never to underestimate any club.

Crystal Palace did their thing yesterday this is why most of football lovers do not advise anyone to trust any team so much because they can end up disappointing you when you don't even expect it, who could have thought Crystal Palace place a 2:2 draw at home when their opponent was without a player? the outcome was not the best result that was expected but it will make Crystal Palace to be more serious in their next game.

Crystal Palace's performance was very poor in the last Conference League match. They actually needed full points to secure a spot in the top 8 and directly qualify for the round of 16, without having to go through more playoff matches. Unfortunately, playing as the home team and only facing a weak team from Finland, with the opponent reduced to 10 players since the 73rd minute, Crystal Palace did not take advantage of the opportunity to win the match and had to settle for a 2-2 draw.

[GiftedMAN]

Crystal Palace's performance was very poor in the last Conference League match. They actually needed full points to secure a spot in the top 8 and directly qualify for the round of 16, without having to go through more playoff matches. Unfortunately, playing as the home team and only facing a weak team from Finland, with the opponent reduced to 10 players since the 73rd minute, Crystal Palace did not take advantage of the opportunity to win the match and had to settle for a 2-2 draw.

Since Crystal Palace could not qualify for the next stage hen they had the opportunity in the game it's now left for them to go and get it through the play off and if they fail to come out then it's going to be a next year thing before they could get the opportunity again. They must have underestimated their opponents before the game because no one could believe that they would be drawing the game when they had the home advantage plus the one man that was reduced for their opponents yet they failed to win with everything, they will try to make it out of the play off that's their only option now.

[Rengga Jati]

Fiorentina is also have disappointing end of their last game as they lost by 1–0 against Swiss club Lausanne which ended at 9th spot.

They're poor in any league, especially in the Premier League. Their performance has dropped sharply this season, even struggling to avoid relegation.

And in this Conference League, they've only managed three wins and three losses.
Fortunately, other clubs are far worse off, so Fiorentina can still make the playoffs. They still have a chance, but we don't know if they're capable of maximizing their chances to make it back to winning ways at this stage.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Crystal Palace did their thing yesterday this is why most of football lovers do not advise anyone to trust any team so much because they can end up disappointing you when you don't even expect it, who could have thought Crystal Palace place a 2:2 draw at home when their opponent was without a player? the outcome was not the best result that was expected but it will make Crystal Palace to be more serious in their next game.

You are right, I am one of those who believe Crystal Palace can win easily today but unfortunately my prediction was wrong even Crystal Palace almost lost. I didn't watch this match, just checked it based on match statistics and to be honest i was surprised to see how KuPS could win with 3 shots, 2 on target and 2 goals it's a bit unreasonable    In another match Mainz managed to win the match yeah we can call it an easy match for the home team while Samsunspor couldn't do much even though in the previous match they were actively scoring goals.

[Smartvirus]

You are right, I am one of those who believe Crystal Palace can win easily today but unfortunately my prediction was wrong even Crystal Palace almost lost. I didn't watch this match, just checked it based on match statistics and to be honest i was surprised to see how KuPS could win with 3 shots, 2 on target and 2 goals it's a bit unreasonable    In another match Mainz managed to win the match yeah we can call it an easy match for the home team while Samsunspor couldn't do much even though in the previous match they were actively scoring goals.

The statistics on KuPs not having several shots on target but were able to convert 2 shots out of 3 shots on target tells you just how well this team came into this fixture believing that they could win it and where about that. The red card situation gave KuPs up because, with a man down, you not only give Crystal Palace the chance to an equalizer but, you get them to believe in the one man advantage they’ve got and how they could win it.

Oliver didn’t take much time there after to introduce two strikers in Mateta and Nketia to make this win happen but, they couldn’t go past a second goal eventually.

[paco92x]

Source: The Conference League pre-draw bracket

Rijeka ended up in 16th position after the final minutes of AEK’s game, which will benefit them as they will be on the seeded side of the draw. The potential opponents are Omonia or Jagiellonia—not a great draw, but definitely something Rijeka can get through with the home advantage. Later in the draw they could face Strasbourg or Raków. I will definitely be praying it’s the Polish team, but even they are no walk in the park. It will take a lot of thought and effort—that’s what the playoffs are all about.

[G_Besar]

Crystal Palace's performance was very poor in the last Conference League match. They actually needed full points to secure a spot in the top 8 and directly qualify for the round of 16, without having to go through more playoff matches. Unfortunately, playing as the home team and only facing a weak team from Finland, with the opponent reduced to 10 players since the 73rd minute, Crystal Palace did not take advantage of the opportunity to win the match and had to settle for a 2-2 draw.

Although Crystal Palace didn't qualify automatically for the round of 16 in this season's Europa Conference League, they still have a chance to advance through the play-offs. Since the opponents they face in the play-offs aren't particularly tough, I'm more confident that Crystal Palace will advance, as they have a much greater chance of winning the play-offs. However, if Crystal Palace continues to perform poorly in the play-offs, I'd be very surprised, as they won't capitalize on the opportunities they have.

[Sandra_hakeem]

The statistics on KuPs not having several shots on target but were able to convert 2 shots out of 3 shots on target tells you just how well this team came into this fixture believing that they could win it and where about that. The red card situation gave KuPs up because, with a man down, you not only give Crystal Palace the chance to an equalizer but, you get them to believe in the one man advantage they’ve got and how they could win it.

KuPS shouldn't have been underrated. Palace have been in European games 9 years in a row, having missed group and league phases only by losing to Union Berlin and Young Boys, hitting well above their weight almost every season. Hilariously, they were the ones with experience in Europe.

Last season League and Cup double, this season again League winners.
Actually, there are very few clubs that have beaten KuPS the whole season, so a draw was decent result against them. KuPS are a tough and very persistent team; from the star players to backroom staff to volunteers of the club to the youngest or oldest supporter. No one ever gives an inch and even if they are on rare occasion loss, they just go on.
Although It's disappointing not to win KuPS on your own field; It seems like the team didn't come out to win, but just to endure the 90 minutes of struggle.

[RaltcoinsB]

Crystal Palace's performance was very poor in the last Conference League match. They actually needed full points to secure a spot in the top 8 and directly qualify for the round of 16, without having to go through more playoff matches. Unfortunately, playing as the home team and only facing a weak team from Finland, with the opponent reduced to 10 players since the 73rd minute, Crystal Palace did not take advantage of the opportunity to win the match and had to settle for a 2-2 draw.

Although Crystal Palace didn't qualify automatically for the round of 16 in this season's Europa Conference League, they still have a chance to advance through the play-offs. Since the opponents they face in the play-offs aren't particularly tough, I'm more confident that Crystal Palace will advance, as they have a much greater chance of winning the play-offs. However, if Crystal Palace continues to perform poorly in the play-offs, I'd be very surprised, as they won't capitalize on the opportunities they have.

Crystal Palace will comfortably win in the playoff round. I think they can go all the way to the final. Because their performance in England wasn't bad in my opinion. Therefore, they have a higher chance of winning the championship compared to other teams in the conference league. I was very surprised that they didn't make it to the top eight. I was expecting them to finish first, but they made it to the playoff rounds. However, I think they will go much more easily and effectively towards the championship from here on. Considering that the conference league is generally made up of weak teams, any team from the English league that participates naturally becomes a favorite.