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Crystal Palace will move a step closer towards discovering whether they can play in next season's Europa League with Lyon's appeal against their relegation from Ligue 1 set to start on Wednesday.

The French club's hearing, which will be crucial towards Uefa's decision as to whether Palace can compete in the Europa League, has been brought forward after initially being due to take place at the end of this week, multiple sources have told BBC Sport.

French football authorities have demoted Lyon into Ligue 2 due to their poor financial state.

But the club have appealed against the decision, with French football's watchdog now set to rule over whether to uphold the relegation or hand Lyon a reprieve.