Europa League demotion has fuelled Crystal Palace's Conference League run, says Glasner

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/crystal-palace-AovF1Mia/rayo-vallecano-8bcjFy6O/?mid=Q17aZoV7"]Speaking ahead of the final in Leipzig[/a], Germany, Glasner, who will leave the club after Wednesday's game, said victory would return [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Palace[/a] to a competition they "deserved" to play in this season.[/p][p]Palace qualified for a debut Europa League campaign when Glasner guided them to last season's FA Cup, the first title in their history.[/p][p]But UEFA stripped Palace's right to play in the competition due to multi-club ownership rules and they started in the Conference League instead.[/p][p]"[b]For me, the best thing would be winning tomorrow, but not just for winning tomorrow, but because then they play European football in the Europa League next year[/b]," Glasner said.[/p][p]"Then we get next year what we should have got this year."[/p][embed guid="c1e549df-1da8-4134-8f04-9cdc12ff44c7" url="https://x.com/CPFC/status/2059311227105407036" social-type="twitter" /][p]The coach promised to follow Palace's journey next season, even if he was no longer in the dugout.[/p][p]"[b]I would like to watch on TV that they start the Europa League with the desire and the confidence that they can win the Europa League as well[/b].[/p][p]"This would make me really happy, because then I see you can create a mindset together."[/p][p]The Austrian said his side "fully embraced" the Conference League from the moment the decision became clear.[/p][p]"For teams accustomed to playing in the Champions League, it might not be the most glamorous European competition.[/p][p]"[b]But when you are a club participating in a European competition for the very first time in your history, it is simply an outstanding experience[/b]."[/p][p]Glasner, who won the Europa League as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eintracht-frankfurt/8vndvXTk/"]Eintracht Frankfurt[/a] manager in 2022, will sign off from Palace having overseen a level of success unprecedented in the club's history.[/p][embed guid="cad9208e-052f-48af-a8b6-367c91ffe607" url="https://x.com/Conf_League/status/2059340668267549130" social-type="twitter" /][p]In addition to last year's FA Cup victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a], Palace beat defending Premier League champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] in the Charity Shield to open this season.[/p][p]Glasner said he told his players to relax and embrace the week.[/p][p]"[b]It's quite relaxed... We'll go to dinner. I don't know what the players are doing, but they're all adults. I hope nobody goes into a bar or something[/b]."[/p][p]Glasner said injured duo [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wharton-adam/v5IYUpDm/"]Adam Wharton[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/richards-chris/fVGFlDh2/"]Chris Richards[/a] trained on Tuesday but a call on their inclusion will be made on match day.[/p][p]"[b]I'll only nominate a starting XI who is 100 percent fit... Of course, they've still got some pain but I think many players are feeling pain after such a long season[/b].[/p][p]"Everybody wants to participate, but a final decision will be made tomorrow."[/p][p]Opponents [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rayo-vallecano/8bcjFy6O/"]Rayo[/a] are also on a fairytale run and could win a first major trophy in their history by winning on Wednesday.[/p][p]Midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trejo-oscar/42E71F4r/"]Oscar Trejo[/a] said his team wanted to repay the faith of their fans who have supported them on a "magical" run to a first European final.[/p][embed guid="3a4f5e14-e423-49ed-91ed-a04e74e4ed5a" url="https://x.com/RayoVallecano/status/2058968810535682412" social-type="twitter" /][p]"It's something magical," said Trejo, who will leave the south Madrid club after a decade after Wednesday's game.[/p][p]"[b]It's something we dreamed of. It's been a tough process. We will go out all guns blazing tomorrow and we'll try and enjoy it to the very last moment[/b]."[/p]