Manchester City, which is empty, witnessed the first championship in 120 years at Wembley

Reporter Han Bing reported that the number of shots was 7-23, the shot was 6-18 in the penalty area, the shot was 2-6, the ball possession rate was 22% to 78%, and the corner kick was 1-7... Such a huge difference in data was ultimately suppressed by Crystal Palace, which was completely suppressed, seized the first and only scoring opportunity: In the 16th minute, Crystal Palace counterattack opportunity Muños stepped forward and passed the ball in front of the goal, Eze scored 1-0. This goal made Crystal Palace's first FA Cup championship in 120 years of team history and the first official competition champion. Small teams in south London have made history, but Guardiola's Manchester City dynasty fell to the bottom: Manchester City's first four major players were gone for the first time since the 2016/17 season, missing the League Cup, Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup championships, and only the Community Shield Cup at the beginning of the season covered the shame.

Crystal Palace has reached the FA Cup final three times in history, and lost to Manchester United in the first two times (1990 and 2016). As the saying goes, there are only three things, and the third time I finally realized my dream under the leadership of the Austrian famous coach Glasner. The latter has entered the Cup finals and won two championships in the past four years. The 2021/22 Europa League championship was Frankfurt's European championship again after 42 years. Three years later, he became the team's legendary coach at Crystal Palace. The final also became the pinnacle of Crystal Palace goalkeeper Henderson: he became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in the FA Cup final since Chelsea's Cech in 2010 (excluding the penalty shootout). He faced penalty kicks 22 times in his career and saved 9 times; he faced penalty kicks 4 times in his last 8 times, with a success rate of up to 50%.

Guardiola's complaints about Henderson after the game were understandable. In the 23rd minute, the goalkeeper of Crystal Palace used his hand to push the ball that Haaland reached outside the penalty area. The referee did not make a penalty. Afterwards, the official explained that VAR's inability to intervene on the grounds that the ball was moving away from the goal. Henderson's move was not a red card that obviously destroyed the scoring opportunity. But this reason obviously cannot convince Manchester City supporters. If Henderson had ended up being in a bad mood at that time, there would naturally be no subsequent story.

The referee showed mercy on Henderson's handball outside the penalty area, which was certainly an excuse for defeat, but Manchester City had no life and confidence in his performance. Compared with his united opponents, the defending Premier League champion was not worthy of the title, just like the FA Cup final last season. Before the game, Guardiola expressed his hope to use the trophy as the best gift to bid farewell to De Bruyne, but the game progress obviously was not the party that should win the trophy.

Malmush of course became one of the targets of complaints. After all, he missed only 9 penalty kicks before joining Manchester City. This penalty lost Manchester City to the final "comfort" of the season. But Haaland's performance was equally disappointing. The Norwegian, as the chief shooter, didn't even dare to stand up and gave the penalty to Marmush, who made Crystal Palace's save point hero Henderson. Some mocking is that Henderson bluntly stated in an interview after the game that if the free thrower was Haaland, he was "not sure how he would play", but facing Marmush, "I know I can save Marmush's penalty, I know how he will play."

Last year's FA Cup final Manchester City lost to the eighth-ranked rival Manchester United in the league, which was understandable, but this loss to Crystal Palace, ranked 12th, made Manchester City fans even more unacceptable: since the London small team returned to the Premier League in 2013, it has almost been a weak team in the second half, with the highest ranking of only 10th. Guardiola complained after the game that Crystal Palace's "business" tactics made it difficult for Manchester City to score goals, but the team still created enough opportunities. Problem, Haaland, who had played for Manchester City in seven Cup finals, failed to score in five consecutive games at Wembley Stadium, proved that he was not in good spirits when he gave up the penalty. In the end, the Norwegian superstar also continued the goal drought in the two finals to Game 8 and Game 6 respectively.

The Blue Moon not only lost the FA Cup final in a shocking downturn for two consecutive years, but this year it set a record in the Guardiola era. Manchester City, which has lost 16 games in the season, has the most losses since the 2008/09 season; the first time in eight years, all four of them are gone, which means that the past Manchester City era that dominated Britain seems to have ended. Guardiola has two years left to get the Blue Moon, which has fallen into a downturn this season, out of the shadow.

The entire Crystal Palace team had two days off after winning the championship, but Manchester City, with a sense of frustration, had no time to continue to taste the bitterness. They are ranked 6th by 1 point behind Villa, and they will also do their best to avoid missing the complete failure of the Champions League next season in the next week. Although Manchester City plays one less game than Chelsea and Villa, the FA Cup setback may be a big blow to the team's morale. If it eventually fails, they may even miss the Champions League for the first time since the 2010/11 season. For Guardiola, although he missed the trophy, he still had to avoid the embarrassment of missing the top three in the Premier League for the first time since coaching Manchester City. Newcastle, currently ranked third, will face off against Arsenal, the second-placed seat tonight. The loser between the two sides will be Manchester City's goal of catching up.