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Guardiola and City, without titles: Crystal Palace wins the FA Cup

Guardiola and City, without titles: Crystal Palace wins the FA Cup

Crystal Palace wrote one of the most memorable pages in its history by winning the FA Cup for the first time, after beating Manchester City 1-0 at Wembley .

Oliver Glasner 's team surprised the world with a victory that was not as accidental as some might think: they executed their plan perfectly, withstood City 's pressure and struck at the right moment thanks to Eberechi Eze 's goal.

The match began with City dominating the ball and creating the first dangerous opportunities, such as a shot from Erling Haaland that took the maximum effort from Dean Henderson , the true hero of the match.

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The Palace goalkeeper put in a brilliant performance, making key saves from the start, including headers from Gvardiol, Savinho and Akanji .

But Crystal Palace didn't despair. Deeply packed and waiting for their chance, they found it in the 17th minute with a lethal counterattack.

Daniel Muñoz overflowed on the right and assisted Eze , who defined with power to put the score at 1-0 .

The blow shook City , who continued trying, but came up against a wall: Henderson.

The goalkeeper saved a penalty from Omar Marmoush after a foul on Bernardo Silva and also blocked the rebound.

In the second half, Manchester City regained the initiative, but their game gradually lost clarity.

They even conceded a second goal, scored by Muñoz , which was later ruled out for offside.

It took Guardiola more than 75 minutes to make changes, including the debut of Argentine Claudio Echeverri , who had a clear chance that was also denied by Henderson .

City desperately went on the attack in the final minutes, but they couldn't find a way through.

Palace held on with order and determination until the final whistle sealed a feat: their first FA Cup title.

Beyond the Eagles ' historic victory, the match marked an unexpected close for Manchester City.

For the first time since the 2019-20 season, Pep Guardiola's team has finished the season without winning a single title.

With information from ESPN

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