• Last Update: March 19, 2026 05:16:55 pm GMT • 3 min read

AEK Larnaca and Crystal Palace have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at the AEK Arena in the second leg of the 2025/26 Conference League round of 16.

The teams shared a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park a week ago, keeping the Cypriot club unbeaten in their seven matches in this season’s competition.

The winners of the tie will proceed to their first-ever European quarter-final and face Rakow or Fiorentina. Those sides meet again in Sosnowiec on Thursday (17:45 GMT), with La Viola 2-1 ahead from the first leg.

101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Larnaca vs Palace in the Conference League, as well as details on how to watch.

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AEK Larnaca confirmed starting team vs Palace

Left-back Yahav Gurfinkel, left-winger Youssef Amyn and midfielders Giorgos Naoum and Jimmy Suarez are injured.

Godswill Ekpolo and Milicevic will incur European suspensions if they are booked.

AEK Larnaca starting XI: Alomerovic, Ioannou, Godswill, Millicevic, Saborit, Garcia, Rohden, Ledes, Pons, Bajic, Ivanovic

Larnaca substitutes: Paraskevas, Demetriou, Roberg, Gurfinkel, Kyriakou, Loukaidis, Mudrazija, Cabrera, Gonzalez, Rubio

Crystal Palace full line up vs Larnaca

Wideman Daniel Munoz (shoulder), midfielder Cheick Doucoure (knee) and striker Eddie Nketiah (hamstring) are out.

Crystal Palace starting XI: Benitez, Johnson, Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada, Sarr, Guessand, Strand Larsen

Palace substitutes: Matthews, Munoz, Lerma, Pino, Mateta, Clyne, Hughes, Sosa, Riad, Devenny, Izquierdo, Cardines

Where to watch Larnaca vs Palace: TV channel, live online streams

Kick-off on Thursday is at 17:45 GMT (12:45 ET / 09:45 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on TNT Sports 3 and the Discovery Plus app.

TNT Sports costs £30.99 a month, including Eurosport and entertainment and available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

From March 26, TNT Sports streaming will switch from Discovery Plus to HBO Max.

AEK Larnaca v Crystal Palace stats

• This is the third meeting between the clubs in this season’s Conference League, both previous encounters taking place in London: Larnaca also won 1-0 on Matchday 2
• That is the only victory ever recorded by a Cypriot club against English opposition in European competition (D4 L18)
• Both clubs are aiming to reach their first European quarter-final
• Larnaca have six clean sheets in this season’s Conference League
• Their only other games against English opposition came in the 2022/23 Conference League round of 16, losing 2-0 at home and 4-0 away to West Ham
• English clubs have won all six previous two‑legged European ties contested between teams from the two countries
• Aside from their matches against Larnaca, Palace have never faced another Cypriot club
• Palace have won their two previous European two-legged ties this season
• They have not scored in more than 225 minutes in all competitions
• The Eagles have clean sheets in four of their last six matches and have conceded more than one goal in only one of their last seven