Crystal Palace and Larnaca meet at Selhust Park as they face 7 players excluded from the clash.
The Eagles welcome Larnaca to Selhust Park on Thursday night aiming to book their place in the quarter-finals under manager Oliver Glasner, who has had a difficult European journey so far.
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Palace suffered a 1-0 home defeat to the Yellow-Greens in the league stage earlier this season as they sought revenge in front of their home crowd.
Glasner has confirmed that Jean-Philippe Mateta is “back” and available for selection after a long spell on the sidelines, which is positive news for the Premier League side, especially as they prepare to face Leeds at the weekend.
However, Palace will be without three players – Daniel Muñoz (shoulder), Cheick Doucoure (knee) and Eddie Nketiah (thigh) – as Glasner rotates his team, which has more than enough firepower to fend off Larnaca.
For the Cypriots, players such as Yahav Gurfinkel (hip), Youssef Amyn (hamstring), Giorgos Naoum (muscle) and Jimmy Suarez (groin) are out as they build a team worthy of scoring points in south London.
Larnaca go into Thursday’s clash against Palace having won seven, drawn one and lost four of their last 12 domestic matches in what could prove to be a major upset for Glasner’s side.
