Haaland sets a bad record in 9 consecutive finals

In the Saturday night Manchester City FA Cup final loss to Crystal Palace, striker Haaland continued his poor goal record in key matches.

Haland has not scored in eight consecutive finals

On Saturday night, Manchester City unexpectedly lost to Crystal Palace 0-1 at Wembley Stadium. This is the second consecutive year that Guardiola's side has missed the FA Cup final - they lost to Manchester United last year. At present, Haaland has lost all the last nine cup finals, including his eight finals for Manchester City.

The Norwegian striker also failed to score in six games for Manchester City when he played for Wembley, the iconic English football stadium.

In fact, Haaland had a chance to break this embarrassing goal drought. Manchester City received a penalty in the first half of the game, but the former Dortmund player gave the penalty to Omar Marmush, who failed to defeat Dean Henderson. Haaland had an unforgettable and bad season with Manchester City back to the game itself, Eberec Eze's only goal brought Crystal Palace its first major title in club history. Now, they will compete for next season's UEFA Europa League and compete with Liverpool for the Community Shield Championship. Manchester City failed to win any championship for the first time since 2017, ending the journey of the season.

For Guardiola, this is just the second season in his coaching career to fail to win any major championships. In addition, as Manchester City currently falls to sixth place in the standings, they have also failed to ensure that they qualify for the 2025/26 Champions League.

With the increasingly fierce battle for Champions League qualification, Haaland hopes to regain his sense of goal in the Premier League where Manchester City hosts Bournemouth at home on Tuesday. Manchester City must win at home to regain the ranking advantage from Aston Villa and Chelsea.