Crystal Palace has been relegated to the Conference League due to multi-club ownership rules linking them to Lyon through John Textor. This FIFA decision, which aligns Lyon's financial issues with qualification,

The Direction Nationale du Controle de Gestion (DNCG, the organisation responsible for overseeing the finances of French football clubs) relegated Lyon to the second tier on June 24, with the club confirming later that day that they would appeal the decision, describing it in a statement as “incomprehensible.”