The demotion has sparked controversy, with the club set to be replaced by Nottingham Forest in the Europa League. Palace's plan to challenge the ruling has been revealed, with the club arguing that UEFA's rules are not being applied consistently. They will cite examples of other clubs, such as Manchester City and Girona, who competed in the Champions League despite having similar ownership structures.

Palace will also argue that UEFA's rules allow clubs to set up blind trusts to navigate the regulations, and that members of the European Club Association (ECA) were told that the deadline for resolving multi-club ownership issues was not certain. The club's appeal is set to be heard on Friday in Lausanne, and they remain confident that they will be successful and return to the Europa League.

Manager Oliver Glasner has expressed his confidence in the appeal, stating that the club is waiting for the final decision and is "still confident that the appeal will be successful and that we will play in the Europa League."

Meanwhile, Palace will continue to compete in the Conference League, with their play-off opponents to be determined in the coming days.