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Crystal Palace miss out on automatic qualification for the last-16 stage of the Conference League on Thursday night, with the Eagles held to a 2-2 draw by KuPS.
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | KuPS | 32 | 29 | 68 |
| 2 | Inter Turku | 32 | 27 | 61 |
| 3 | SJK | 32 | 19 | 59 |
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