It s hanging! Manchester City may not enter the Champions League. Thanks to Manchester United for sending the only champion
6:46pm, 18 May 2025Football
The FA Cup final came to an end, Manchester City lost to its opponent and lost in the final for two consecutive years. If Manchester United hadn't "sent" a championship, Manchester City would have been missing this season. Not only that, Manchester City's Premier League ranking has dropped to sixth place, and the Champions League seat is also in lingering, and it is possible that it will miss the top European stage after 14 years. Crystal Palace participated in six FA Cup games, with only one conceded, and the championship was well deserved.
The FA Cup has been unpopular this season. Arsenal was eliminated in the first round, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham were eliminated in the second round. Even defending champion Manchester United can only stop in the round of 16. Soon, Manchester City became the number one favorite for the championship, and their opponents before the final were not strong. Only Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest came from the Premier League, and Crystal Palace was also relatively relaxed, meeting only two Premier League opponents, Fulham and Aston Villa.
According to tradition, the finals are scheduled to be held at Wembley Stadium, with Manchester City's possession rate of up to 78%, and the ratio of shots is 23:7. Diaz's passes (129 times) are even more than the entire Crystal Palace team (126 times). However, data does not represent everything. Manchester City finally lost to Crystal Palace with one goal and handed over the championship for two consecutive years.
Manchester United's old player, Crystal Palace goalkeeper Henderson, is obviously the winner of this game. He not only saved Marmush's penalty, but also made magical saves many times to ensure that the goal is not lost. The last time he saved the penalty in the final was Cech 14 years ago. However, whether the scene of slapping the ball under Haaland with his hands is a handball outside the penalty area has been widely questioned. If Henderson had left the game early, the ending might be different. The reason given by
VAR official is that in this process, the trajectory of the ball is to run to the side and stay away from the goal, which is not an opportunity to score. According to this explanation, since VAR can only look back at the red card or penalty kick, since it is not a suspected red card and there is no penalty kick, VAR cannot intervene. Interestingly, the referee on duty was Atville, who once caused controversy because Rashford's penalty for "protecting the ball" and not offside.
can only be said that complex rules make a contact that may change the outcome of the game a unsolved case. After the game, Guardiola met Henderson and raised her fingers to shake it constantly. Henderson responded to the gesture of the number "10". He also bluntly stated in the interview that Guardiola got the 10-minute stoppage time he wanted, but got nothing.
No matter how unwilling Manchester City fans are, the result of the game is irreversible. Facing the mid-range team ranked 12th in the Premier League, they still have absolute ball control and cannot score any goals and finish second. It can only be said that they are not as skilled as others. Haaland did not score in eight consecutive finals, and with the penalty kick to Marmush, did the Norwegian striker lose confidence and be troubled by the shadow of the past? Manchester United can't avoid the finals between Manchester City and Crystal Palace. This is the third time that Crystal Palace has reached the finals. It lost to Manchester United both times before. This time, Manchester City, which was in the same city, finally broke through the obstacles and won the first top-level event in the 120 years since its team history. It also qualified to participate in the UEFA Cup next season. The old fans lamented that they were already 70 years old and that their happiness at this moment was sweeter than their first love.
In contrast, Manchester City has reached the final for three consecutive years, and met Manchester United in the first two years, winning and losing. After not having Manchester United, they missed the championship again. Of course, I still have to thank Manchester United. In the Community Shield Final, Evans, known as the "Team Grass", missed a penalty and gave the championship to Manchester City. This is Manchester City's only championship title this season, avoiding the loss of all four major players.
In the Premier League, Chelsea and Aston Villa both won, and with one more game, they have already surpassed Manchester City. Manchester City has two more games, facing Bournemouth and Fulham. Since they have a lot of goal difference, they can theoretically lock in the Champions League spot as long as they score 4 more points.
However, seeing the scene of the FA Cup final being unable to turn the situation around, I believe many fans are beginning to worry whether Manchester City's Champions League place is in lingering again? If you lose one of two games, you are likely to miss the Champions League next season. According to Manchester City's state, such a story is not impossible to happen. Guardiola, who has obtained a two-year contract extension, is believed to be starting to have a headache, and will there be more scratches on her head. The championship mission has failed, what about the Champions League quota mission?
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