The calendar for Uefa’s membership competitions now stretches throughout 10 midweeks, fairly than the six, for the reason that Champions League, Europa League and Convention League have been expanded from the 2024-25 season.
Extra groups are actually collaborating, with the format modified to a league section earlier than the knockout phases, and every competitors has a standalone week for publicity.
The Convention League can be held on consecutive weeks in December, with the ultimate spherical of video games scheduled within the common slot for the EFL Cup quarter-finals.
Crystal Palace are within the Convention League and have reached the final eight of the EFL Cup, the place they’ve been drawn away to Arsenal.
A date for the tie is but to be confirmed however it might need to be scheduled for 23 December, two days after every group performs within the Premier League.
Arsenal will then play once more within the league on 27 December, with Palace again in motion a day later.
