Crystal Palace head coach Pierre Sage said Quinten Timber and Jørgen Strand Larsen have returned from injury and are ready to play before Palace host Hoffenheim at Selhurst Park in the Europa League on Thursday. Palace are 15th in the league phase after three matches, and the Hoffenheim game will be their eighth match in 25 days.
Injury return
Timber and Strand Larsen had been absent since both were injured during Palace’s last European match away at Beșiktaș.
Sage said: "They were training with us last week but not ready to play, but now they are ready to play. All will be okay."
League positions
Crystal Palace are 15th in the league phase of the Europa League after three matches. They are 18th in the Premier League after nine games.
Managing three competitions
Sage said: "First of all it’s exciting, because if we play in a European cup, it’s because the team did well last year and won the Conference League. We have to deal with that but it’s a good thing."
Sage said: "To deal with three different competitions, for the process, it’s always the same because we prepare in the same way."
Sage said: "The difference between the three competitions is the time we have before the games to prepare. This time we have three sessions before the game, one more than the two before, and that’s really important because we need time to work, especially when we’re in our situation."
Sage said: "What we did during these sessions was really important for the confidence of the players, for their understanding of the gameplan, and for their capacity to apply it."
