176: Successfully advanced to the last 16 of the Europa League
One to one, Crystal Palace was tied with Arsenal at the last minute.
This was beyond everyone's expectations.
Even Tong Yi didn't expect it, he was stunned and confused.
The Crystal Palace players on the court obviously didn't expect it, and they were all in a daze. But the Arsenal fans became excited and jumped excitedly, as if they had won.
Seeing this, Tong Yi's face was very solemn.
This is not a good thing for Crystal Palace!
Being tied by Arsenal at this time, wouldn't this send Chelsea to the top of the Premier League?
No wonder there was a dead silence at Selhurst Park. The fans of Crystal Palace thought about this and were in a very low mood. But they also knew that their players could not be blamed for this game, nor could they blame Tong.
one.
In this game, Crystal Palace played well.
Moreover, Crystal Palace clearly had a chance to defeat their opponents and win. Who knew that an accident occurred at the last moment? Yes, this was an accident, not a mistake.
Who would have thought that Welbeck's final long-range shot could change direction and fly into the goal?
It seems like it’s just God’s will!
Crystal Palace fans can only lament that they are not very lucky.
The Arsenal people were very excited and excited. They could be said to have survived the disaster.
Arsenal fans are very happy, after all, a draw is acceptable to them.
At the press conference after the game, Wenger said: "Although our goal in this game is to win, anyone who has experienced the game knows that it is already true that we can get a draw in this game.
It was not easy. I think I am very satisfied with this result. To be able to take away a point from Selhurst Park is a success."
Arsenal fans are very satisfied, this game was played well.
Wenger also said, "Crystal Palace is indeed very strong, and they do have the ability to top the Premier League. But what I want to say is that after they were overtaken by Chelsea this time, they overtook Chelsea to top the Premier League again.
But it’s difficult. This game is likely to be a turning point for Crystal Palace’s season.”
Many media reporters nodded after hearing this. They all felt that what Wenger said was very reasonable.
The Chelsea people have already experienced the feeling of being overtaken by the Crystal Palace people, and they will definitely not want to try it again. Therefore, it will be very difficult for Crystal Palace next time.
Everyone looked at Tong Yi and found that Tong Yi was very calm.
Tong Yi looked at everyone, and then he said, "Although our Crystal Palace did not win this game, we played very well. We were very close to victory at one time, and we should be able to win this game."
Victory. Unfortunately, our luck was a little bit worse and we missed it. Two crucial points.”
These two points are so crucial.
Tong Yi continued, "Although we are likely to be overtaken by Chelsea in this round, we at Crystal Palace will still not lose confidence. After all, we still have opportunities later. In the direct dialogue with Chelsea, we have a chance to win against our opponent."
, to win! So, it’s not the end of the world for us at Crystal Palace now, we have plenty of opportunities.”
Although Tong Yi's words were good, they all felt that Tong Yi was a bit too crazy and looked down on Chelsea too much.
Is Chelsea the one you Crystal Palace say they can beat?
Eh...it seems to be true!
It seems that Crystal Palace defeated Chelsea in the first leg of the match between the two sides, right?
No wonder Tong Yi can say such big words.
However, media reporters all feel that at such a critical moment, Chelsea will definitely not give Crystal Palace a chance, and Chelsea will definitely complete the victory.
You don't have many opportunities at Crystal Palace.
And Tong Yi said, "I know you don't believe it, let's give it a try! Next weekend, won't we be able to face Chelsea directly? That game will make you understand that our Crystal Palace is really capable of defeating Chelsea.
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All the media reporters remembered that Tong Yi was right. Next weekend, Crystal Palace will face Chelsea.
Of course, this is not a Premier League game.
Next weekend, Crystal Palace will face Chelsea in the English League Cup final. This is a preview of the league match between Crystal Palace and Chelsea.
Everyone looked at Tong Yi and were shocked. It seemed that Tong Yi had already thought of all this.
No wonder Tong Yi is not nervous at all, it seems!
Tong Yi said, "Next weekend is the best opportunity to test our Crystal Palace. In this game, we will definitely go all out. We at Crystal Palace also attach great importance to the EFL Cup championship. After all, if we win this championship
.Our Crystal Palace is the winner of three consecutive EFL Cup titles!"
Yes, after Tong Yi came to Crystal Palace, he has never let the EFL Cup championship fall from his hands. So this time, Tong Yi obviously still wants to win the championship. Therefore, the Chelsea people will still
You're in trouble.
However, media reporters are still more optimistic about Chelsea.
Chelsea's form has recovered well recently, and they will definitely win this tournament.
The most important thing is to think that your opponent in this game is Crystal Palace. Chelsea will definitely want to crush the Crystal Palace in this game and make the Crystal Palace...
I can't afford to compete with Chelsea in the league.
In this way, wouldn’t Chelsea be the winner of the Premier League this season?
Tong Yi said at this time, "Just watch, defeating Chelsea is actually not that difficult. We, Crystal Palace, will win the English League Cup, and we, Crystal Palace, will still win the Premier League championship!"
So arrogant and domineering!
Even Wenger felt that Tong Yi was a little bit distracted.
Tong Yi is a guy that no team can really look down on. Such a mentality is going to cause problems.
Chelsea will definitely not give you Tong Yi any chance.
Wenger knows Mourinho very well, so in his opinion, Crystal Palace is in doubt.
However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.
The next day, Chelsea welcomed the newly promoted Burnley team at their home court. Almost everyone thought that Chelsea would easily score three points in this game, and then overtake Crystal Palace to top the Premier League list.
Unexpectedly, an accident happened.
Chelsea was actually held to a 1-1 draw by newly promoted Burnley at their home court!
Chelsea missed the best opportunity to overtake Crystal Palace!
All the media reporters and fans were stunned. This was something they had not expected. Even the Chelsea people themselves had not expected this to happen. They were all stunned.
Of course, Tong Yi also felt very confused and a little unbelievable.
Such a good opportunity, Mourinho. Can't you grasp it? Then what else do you have to compete with our Crystal Palace?
Chelsea was tied in this round, so the Premier League ranking situation is still unclear.
Crystal Palace remains at the top of the Premier League, beating Chelsea.
Hiss, Chelsea people missed a golden opportunity!
After the game, Chelsea fans couldn't accept the result. They even couldn't help but want to torture Mourinho. How did you do it? Can't you seize such a good opportunity? You
What are you thanking for? Do you still want to win the league championship?
Can't accept it!
To be honest, Tong Yi felt incredible.
The Crystal Palace people also find it unbelievable. What is going on? Is Chelsea really weak? If this is the case, then isn’t their Crystal Palace league title secure? Almost no one can threaten their Crystal Palace.
Bar?
At this time, Crystal Palace fans have already begun to celebrate their team's multiple Premier League titles.
The faces of reporters from various media were also swollen.
One day ago, they He was crazy about Chelsea and promoted Chelsea as a giant in the Premier League. He claimed that Chelsea would easily crush Crystal Palace and win the Premier League title. Little did he know that one day later, Chelsea people could not even defeat the newly promoted Burnley. This Chelsea
How to compete with Crystal Palace for the Premier League title?
The media reporters were speechless, and Wenger was also quite speechless.
Chelsea people made such a big mistake at this time. Do you not want to win the Premier League championship this season? Are you completely ruined? Wenger's face was also slapped hard by Chelsea.
What a slap!
Seriously, this is really dramatic.
If everyone in Chelsea has stretched their hips, no one can really threaten Crystal Palace! Is Crystal Palace really going to defend the Premier League title this season?
Tong Yi was no longer thinking about these things at this time. He led the team to the away game against Dynamo Kiev.
In the middle of this week, Crystal Palace plays away against Dynamo Kiev and against Chelsea on the weekend.
One is the Europa League and the other is the English League Cup final.
Therefore, this game is actually very important.
However, in the first round of the Europa League top 32 knockout round, Crystal Palace defeated its opponent 4-0, and there was almost no suspense. In addition, there was a tough battle to be played on the weekend, and Tong Yi carried out a large-scale
Rotation, many of the main players stayed in London and did not go to away games.
In this game and that game, Tong Yi almost changed the entire team.
Today’s starting lineup for Crystal Palace looks like this
Alisson
The back four from left to right is Alonso, Rudiger, Carvalho and Aurier.
Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kimmich
Single attacking midfielder Goretzka
The front three from left to right Asensio, Torres and Sane
In this game, the Crystal Palace people played pretty well and caused a lot of trouble for the Dynamo Kyiv people. In the 17th minute of the second half, Torres scored with a through ball from Goretzka.
Goal scored.
But in this game, Crystal Palace still failed to win.
Crystal Palace lost 2 to 3 in the away game and were defeated by Dynamo Kiev.
The other goal for Crystal Palace was Goretzka.
Goretzka performed really well, passing and shooting every time, which was amazing.
In the end, the total score of the two rounds between the two sides was 6 to 3. Crystal Palace defeated Dynamo Kyiv and advanced to the top 16 of the 2014-2015 Europa League.
This result is acceptable for Crystal Palace. It is enough to advance to the next round. After all, they had reservations in the first round. They put more energy into the English League Cup final against Chelsea at the weekend.