A goal was scored just after the game started. Crystal Palace simply entered the game with a one-goal advantage.
Manchester City fans are stunned.
How can it be?
All Manchester City fans stared closely at Mbappe in the stadium, their eyes full of shock.
This little guy is not only fast, but also has good combination of man and ball. More importantly, his shooting skills while traveling at high speed are also very superb.
Mbappe's shot seems to be very casual, but in fact he is very confident in his shooting skills.
It can be seen that this is not the first time he has done this.
This guy is a genius!
To be honest, the Manchester City fans were speechless. Which media reporters from the outside world really dared to talk nonsense. Such a talented player was sprayed all over by them before. What kind of bullshit do you have?
Harm others and yourself!
Manchester City fans hate these damn media reporters, especially Delvestri.
Don’t believe what the media says.
They fell into a passive position at the beginning, which can be said to be the worst start for Manchester City. But Guardiola and his coaching staff were not panicked at all. They had expected such a scene. After all, they think Crystal Palace is strong. They are not just talking about it, but they really think so.
Therefore, at this time, they were not chaotic, but very calm.
Even the Manchester City players on the court were very calm, as if they had not seen the goal conceded. They were still playing according to the previous game rhythm and playing.
This is the style of a strong man!
The Manchester City fans also stabilized after the initial panic.
On the court, they played very reasonably.
Tong Yi nodded slightly. Sure enough, this was the Manchester City team he was familiar with. The Manchester City team is not just a cat or a dog, they are still very strong.
No, on the court, Manchester City's offense is coming.
However, this is Guardiola's least favorite offensive method, but it is very effective.
After Yaya Toure received the pass from Fernandinho in the midfield, he immediately advanced with the ball at high speed, breaking through De Bruyne and Kante in the midfield, and then Casemiro pounced on him. Previously, he volleyed heavily from the edge of the penalty area.
This makes the Manchester City fans extremely excited!
Because they had often seen Toure's offensive methods before, and their blood boiled every time they saw it.
And they have great trust in Toure's long-range shooting ability, and this ball is there!
The football roared out, like a cannonball, shooting towards the upper right corner of the goal, full of threats!
The ball is there!
Snapped!
Just when the football was about to fly into the goal, Maignan rushed to the goal. He jumped into the air and slapped the football out of the baseline with one palm!
hiss!
The Manchester City fans at the scene were in disbelief. Is this okay?
Isn't this ball a blind spot?
Manchester City fans actually thought that this goal would definitely be scored. How could this happen?
Guardiola and assistant Torrent on the sidelines also looked at each other in disbelief. They thought that since Crystal Palace did not have Alisson in this game, the goal would be easy to break. Who knew that this Maignan seemed to have something?
After all, everyone is a knowledgeable person, and once an expert makes a move, he or she will lose it.
With Maignan's reaction speed, his choice of timing to save, and his judgment of the ball path... he is definitely not a mediocre person.
hiss!
It seems that this game is more difficult than we expected.
In fact, Guardiola also saw information about Maignan in Estiarte's intelligence information. Although this guy had not had many game opportunities in Crystal Palace before, his performance in the limited opportunities was not bad. Estiat reminded them, but unfortunately they still didn't take it seriously.
After all, Guardiola still doesn't quite believe that Tong Yi's vision is really that great? Not even a single example of failure?
He also feels that Maignan is allowed to have two brushes, but not all of them are like Alisson, De Gea and Mendy, right? Therefore, he still looked down upon Maignan a little, but now it seems that he was wrong.
Yaya Toure in front of the goal couldn't help but turn around and glance at Maignan. He was also very surprised.
Just after finishing the shot, he had already ran out and was ready to celebrate the goal. He believed that this ball must be scored, and even Alisson might not be able to save it. However, this ball was saved by this unknown guy, and he was shocked.
Toure looked at this guy a few more times before turning and leaving.
Corner kick, Manchester City got a chance for a corner kick!
The Crystal Palace fans at the scene gave Maignan applause, which also surprised them. It seems that their Crystal Palace has no shortcomings today. They will definitely win this game!
Goretzka went to the corner kick, and it seemed that he was going to take the kick.
The Manchester City fans were excited and they were full of expectations for this goal.
The penalty area of the Crystal Palace was packed with people.
At this moment, Goretzka quickly passed the football into the Crystal Palace penalty area with an arc. Kompany in the middle of the penalty area jumped up high and shook his head to attack the goal. The football flew directly off the crossbar at the far end. Bottom line.
Crystal Palace escaped unscathed.
Manchester City fans all felt very sorry. This was a good opportunity. If the height had been lower, the goal would have definitely been scored.
The Crystal Palace side started a positional attack. After continuous passes, De Bruyne sent a precise diagonal ball, stuffing the football into the ribs of Manchester City's penalty area. Salah, who diagonally inserted in, directly swung his legs and shot. The football went straight off the line.
Guardiola frowned on the sidelines. Crystal Palace's offense is indeed very good, especially with De Bruyne. This guy is always able to comfortably pass the football to dangerous positions and create opportunities for his teammates. He is a midfield master!
To be honest, in his opinion, De Bruyne is better than Goretzka.
Guardiola is a little tempted and wants to bring De Bruyne down to Manchester City.
Here the Manchester City team immediately launched an attack. Goretzka and Toure took turns as the core of the offense to organize the attack. They moved back and forth one after another, which still caused a lot of trouble for the Crystal Palace players.
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At this time, Toure passed the football diagonally to the wing relatively covertly.
Sterling, who advanced from the wing, directly broke through with the ball and entered the Crystal Palace penalty area.
The Manchester City team introduced Sterling to do this job, which is to use his personal ability to break through crazily on the wing. Sterling is the player with the strongest personal breakthrough ability in the Premier League at this stage, and he is also the player with the most personal breakthroughs in a single season.
When the ball reaches his feet, it allows him to break through.
The defensive players of Crystal Palace also know this, but they really tried their best and tried their best, but they still couldn't prevent Sterling's breakthrough. This is where Sterling is so good.
However, Sterling's breakthrough was very beautiful and exciting. In a very small space, this guy actually completed a crotch pass and entered the Crystal Palace penalty area. Then another Marseille spin towards the outside of the penalty area directly passed Van Dijk's defense and got out of the way.
Aguero in the middle immediately raised his hand and signaled Sterling to cross over, and the ball was there.
But Sterling, who was in high spirits, ignored Aguero at all. This was not because he pretended not to see it, but because he saw it clearly and ignored it.
Who cares, just be happy!
Happiness is our highest pursuit!
Happiness is the true meaning of football!
After Marseille spun around, Sterling aimed at the space and then shot!
It stinks, not smokes!
Because Sterling's shot was indeed so stinky, he actually hit the football into the stands and had an intimate interaction with the fans in the stands!
You have to know that this is a close-range heavy shot near the small penalty area line.
This guy can shoot a football high - unbelievable!
The ball almost hit the goal frame, but it was much easier than knocking it away. But this guy actually hit the football.
All the Manchester City players don’t know what to say?
Aguero is very angry, very angry!
His position in the center is already empty, and Rudiger is being held tightly behind him. As long as Sterling passes the football, the goal will undoubtedly be scored!
But Sterling ignored him and chose happiness!
Aguero was really dissatisfied and speechless. Sterling, on the other hand, had no apologies at all. This was an opportunity he created, and it was up to him how he played it. As long as he was happy, that was all. You mediocre people will never understand what real football is? All you people think of is scoring goals, vulgar!
Guardiola on the sidelines had veins popping on his forehead and was extremely angry!
Damn Sterling!
Sterling Que didn't think he was wrong, and continued to turn around and throw himself into the next happiness.
The Crystal Palace breathed a sigh of relief. This guy Sterling almost scared them to death just now. It was too dangerous. Tong Yi immediately reminded Crystal Palace to strengthen its defense and not give Sterling a chance easily.
Crystal Palace took the goal kick and tried to attack.
Unfortunately, this time De Bruyne's risky pass was seen through by Manchester City and was interrupted. Then Manchester City immediately launched a fast attack, and the football quickly rolled to the front wing and Sterling's feet.
Is Sterling going to be happy again?
No!
Sterling immediately pulled the football back, and then passed it to Sagna who came up from the side. Sagna tried several times without a good chance, so he passed the football to Goretzka in the midfield. Goretzka immediately made a diagonal pass to the other wing of Crystal Palace. Nolito on the wing immediately rushed forward and quickly caught up with the football!
After catching up with the football, Nolito did not stop the ball, but directly kicked the ball and passed it.
This ball is a bit like a forced cross.
Because he has no other choice. If he doesn't cross the ball, the football will roll directly off the bottom line.
Therefore, Nolito had no choice but to give it a try.
However, the Crystal Palace defenders defended very tightly, and the pressure was very strong. Nolito himself had no confidence, he just wanted a corner kick!
But at this moment, the football hit the pressing Rudiger's arm and bounced out of the baseline.
Nolito became excited instantly, raised his hands excitedly and roared: "It's a handball, he has a handball! Penalty kick, this is a penalty kick! Penalty kick!"
The Manchester City fans at the scene were also stunned, and then they roared excitedly: "Penalty kick! This is a penalty kick!"
Rudiger immediately turned around and waved to the referee Atkinson, saying that his hand had not touched the football at all. This was not a penalty kick, not a penalty kick at all!
Tong Yi, Guardiola and others on the sidelines became nervous and excited, all staring at Atkinson.
They want to see how Atkinson, one of the four blind men, will make a penalty?
