Crystal Palace took a point from Manchester City in an encounter where the guests had to kill the eagles Two errors of concentration will walkthe first offside and the second after a corner, condemned Guardiola’s men, who They were unable to take the lead at any stage of the match.
The needed dominated the pre-match. Palace, just one place above relegation, has reduced its benefits this season after being one of last year’s revelations. Oliver Glasner’s team, the team with the fewest goals scored in the bottom half, set up a match with few goals. In fact, The eagles They have not conceded more than two goals in any game. They didn’t even write them down. In front, a City sure to win to regain trust. After their victory in the midweek match, Guardiola’s men need the three points prove that it is not a mirage and they are still ready to fight for everything.
However, they struggled to prove it at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace took the lead in the third minute of the game after a game in which he had more intensity than his rival, winning the second play until the ball reached Sarr, who was left to face Will Hughes. The midfielder saw that the winger Daniel Muñoz Walker took advantage of an error by throwing it offside and finished correctly, making the 1-0. City have not gone two games in a row without conceding a goal all season.
Immediately after the goal, DeBruyne received behind the local midfield and filtered the ball to leave alone Haaland in front of Hendersonwhich he held in his face. The team led by Guardiola remained ineffective through a slow and not very vertical start. In addition, they suffered in the run after their centre-backs lost the ball. Ruben DiasCity’s best defender in London, had to save his team, blocking two shots from Sarr and Eze. The statistics are played against citizenas they have lost five straight games at home.
But Haaland appears to be back to square one. The Norwegian footballer, who scored against Palace every time he met them, finished off a cross from Matheus Nunes which left Henderson in the middle. After the purpose of the visit, the team blue sky is shown too horizontalaccumulates possession but does not pose too much risk before the break.
The tone was similar at the beginning of the second half. The visiting team continued to accumulate a percentage of possession, but Palace once again took advantage of City’s sluggishness after losing. Will Hughes He activated to steal the ball in three quarters which ended up shooting and forcing a corner. The British midfielder himself put it to music and Lacroix fly over a Walker that takes off from its mark and There was no opposition to stop the French centre-back from making it 1-2 in the 56th minute.
Guardiola’s idea hasn’t changed: gather good players inside and find space between the two Palace lines of five. And he got it. Gundogan He played horizontally for De Bruyne, who found Bernardo Silva in midfield. The Portuguese raised his head and found Rico Lewiswho spent the entire second play inside and ended up defining the play to make the 2-2. After the goal, Palace rallied and Guardiola’s team brought the danger to Henderson’s goal.
When the City was at its best, Rico Lewis He was sent off after a strict second yellow. From that moment, neither team created any danger and the match ended 2-2. In this way, Manchester City stumble for another week but it reduces the distance with respect to the leader, led by Liverpool, whose match was canceled due to the weather. For its part, the point is not enough for Crystal Palacewho could fall into relegation this weekend.
match lineup
1
12
3
6
5
27
19
8
14
7
10
18
2
82
19
3
24
26
20
9
17
27
Selhurst Park
Stephen Ortega18
3′
Kyle Walker2
Rico Lewis82
67′
69′
83′
Ilkay Gundogan19
55′
Ruben Dias3
Josko Guardiol24
Savino26
78′
Bernard Silva20
Erling Haaland9
29′
76′
Kevin De Bruyne17
85′
71′
Matheus Nunes27
Replacements
Ederson31
Scott Carson33
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey66
Josh Wilson-Esbrand97
Jack Grealish10
85′
Jacob Wright56
Nico O’Reilly75
71′
James McAtee87
76′
92′
Jeremy Doku11
78′
coach
Oliver Glasner
Pep Guardiola
Source: La Verdad
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