In the latest match in the 29th round of the Premier League between Crystal Palace and Man City, Pep Guardiola's teachers and students were powerless to penetrate the home team's net, thereby creating a great opportunity for rivals Liverpool to narrow. difference down to 1 point.
With the superior quality of the squad, Man City quickly imposed the match on Palace. The first opportunity came to the visitors in the 14th minute, when goalkeeper Vicente Guaita caught the ball after Kevin de Bruyne's long shot. Bernardo Silva had the opportunity to rush into the mud, but he handled it very poorly.
In the following period, Man City continued to attack heavily, causing Palace to struggle to resist. In the 27th minute, defender Joao Cancelo fired a long-range cannon and sent the ball back to the home post. At the end of the first half, Riyad Mahrez corrected his technique with his left foot, but the ball narrowly missed the Palace column.
After the first 45 minutes, Man City held the ball to more than 70%, launched 14 shots, more than 3 times Palace but completely helpless in finding a goal.
In the second half, it was still a one-way match in favor of Man City. Knowing that he knew me, Palace pulled the squad down to "build a double-decker bus". The home team's defensive kick somewhat makes the strikers of Man City impatient. Quite a few opportunities were created by Man City, but Phil Foden, Jack Grealish or Mahrez were all inaccurate in the final situations.
The defense is tight, but Palace is not lacking in opportunities. They proved to be full of discomfort in quick counter-attacks thanks to the speed of Wilfried Zaha or Michael Olise. However, Palace lacked a bit of sharpness to kill Man City.
In the end, Man City was held to a 0-0 draw by Palace. This is the second time this season that Palace made Guardiola's teachers and students unable to score. In the first leg at Etihad, The Eagles even beat the Blue Man 2-0.
This disastrous draw did not make Man City lose the top spot in the Premier League 2021/22, when they still held the top of the table with 70. However, the Green Man opened a great opportunity for Liverpool to narrow the points gap. The score will be reduced to 1 point if you beat Arsenal in the match on March 17. Currently, Liverpool owns 66 points and plays 1 game less than Man City. The championship race is getting more dramatic than ever.
Squad
Crystal Palace: Guaita, Mitchell, Guehi, Andersen, Clyne, Schlupp, Kouyate, Gallagher, Zaha, Mateta, Olise.
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Stones, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, Foden, Grealish.
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