Manchester City, who are all four empty, witnessed the first title in Crystal Palace's 120-year history at Wembley

The reporter reported coldly 7 to 23 shots, 6 to 18 shots in the box, 2 to 6 shots on target, 22 per cent possession to 78 per cent, corner kicks 1 to 7...... In the end, such a disparity in statistics was completely suppressed by Crystal Palace, and seized the first and only scoring opportunity: in the 16th minute, Crystal Palace counterattacked Muñoz in front of the goal, and Eze grabbed the point to score, 1-0. It was the goal that made it Palace's first FA Cup title in 120 years and the first official title. While South London's smaller teams made history, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City dynasty hit rock bottom: for the first time since 2016/17, City lost the League Cup, Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup, with only the Community Shield at the start of the season to cover their shame.

Palace have reached the FA Cup final three times in their history, losing to Manchester United the first two times (1990 and 2016). As the saying goes, there are only three things, and the third time finally realized his dream under the leadership of Austrian coach Glasner. The latter has reached four cup finals in the last four years and won two titles, and the 2021/22 Europa League title was Eintracht Frankfurt's first European title in 42 years, and three years later he became a legendary coach again at Crystal Palace. The final was also the pinnacle of Crystal Palace goalkeeper Jordan Henderson's life: he became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final (excluding the shoot-out) since Chelsea's Petr Cech in 2010. 22 career penalty kicks, 9 saves; In the last 8 penalty kicks, 4 saves, with a success rate of 50%.

Pep Guardiola's post-game complaint about Henderson was understandable, and in the 23rd minute, the Crystal Palace goalkeeper used his hand outside the box to get the ball out of reach of Haaland, but the referee did not award a penalty, and the official explained VAR's inability to intervene on the grounds that the ball was moving away from the goal, and Henderson's move was not a red card that clearly ruined the scoring chance. But this argument obviously did not convince Manchester City supporters, and if Henderson had been red-stained at the time, there would have been no subsequent story of the pit in the future.

The referee's mercy on Henderson's handball from outside the box was certainly an excuse for the defeat, but City's lack of life and confidence meant that the reigning Premier League champions were as unworthy of the title as last season's FA Cup final compared to their united opponents. Before the game, Pep Guardiola said he wanted the trophy to be the best gift for De Bruyne, but it was clear that the Blues were not the side that deserved to win the trophy.

Marmush has certainly been one of the targets of complaints, after all, he missed only one of his nine penalties before joining Manchester City, but this missed the last "consolation" of the season. But Haaland's performance was equally disappointing, with the Norwegian, the leading scorer, not even daring to step forward, instead conceding the penalty to Marmush, who had made Crystal Palace's penalty hero Jordan Henderson. Somewhat ironically, Henderson said in an interview after the game that he was "not sure how he would play" if it was Haaland who took the penalty kick, but facing Malmoush, "I knew I could save Malmoush's penalty, I knew how he would play." ”

Last year's FA Cup final Manchester City lost to eighth-placed rivals Manchester United, but this defeat to 12th-placed Crystal Palace is even more unacceptable to Manchester City fans: the London team has been almost a bottom-half underdog since returning to the Premier League in 2013, with a top of 10th. Pep Guardiola complained after the game that Palace's 'swing on the bus' tactics made it difficult for City to score, but the team still created enough chances. Haaland, who had failed to score in seven cup finals for Manchester City and five games in a row at Wembley Stadium, proved to be lacking in spirit when he conceded a penalty. In the end, the Norwegian superstar extended the goal drought in the two finals to the eighth and sixth games respectively.

Not only did the Blues lose the FA Cup final in a shocking slump for the second year in a row, but this year they set a record in Pep Guardiola's era. Manchester City, who have lost 16 games this season, are the most defeats since 2008/09; For the first time in eight years, the big four are empty, which means that the Manchester City era that used to dominate England seems to be over. Pep Guardiola has two years left to bring the Blues out of the shadows after a slump this season.

After winning the title, the whole Crystal Palace team had a two-day holiday, but the frustrated Manchester City did not have time to continue to savor the bitterness. They are sixth one point behind Villa and will have to go all out in the coming week against Bournemouth and Fulham in two Premier League games away and then at home to avoid a complete Champions League defeat next season. Although City have played one game less than Chelsea and Villa, the FA Cup defeat may have been a blow to morale, and if they end up overturning, they could even miss out on the Champions League for the first time in 15 years since 2010/11. For Pep Guardiola, despite missing the trophy, it is still necessary to avoid the embarrassment of missing the top three in the Premier League for the first time since taking charge of Manchester City, and Newcastle, who are currently in third place, will face off against second-placed Arsenal tonight, and the loser between the two sides will be the goal of Manchester City to catch up.