On the evening of April 6, Beijing time, the 32nd round of the English Premier League kicked off, and Manchester City visited Selhurst Park to challenge the Crystal Palace team. De Bruyne scored Manchester City's 100th goal with 2 shots and 1 pass, Haaland ended the goal drought with his 30th goal of the season, and teenager Lewis scored a goal, Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace 4:2, won 25 games unbeaten in all competitions, and rose to second place in the standings with one more round. The pressure to win is on Liverpool and Arsenal, Liverpool against Manchester United, Arsenal against Brighton, it's all a tough battle!
This match was the 250th game of De Bruyne's Manchester City career and ushered in a new milestone. In the 3rd minute, Crystal Palace made a quick counterattack at the back, and Mateta scored with a single shot, and Crystal Palace got off to a dream start 1:0, and Mateta scored in both legs against Manchester City. In the 13th minute, De Bruyne cut inside with the ball and blasted a world wave to help the Blue Moon equalize 1:1. In the 19th minute, De Bruyne sent a precise through ball, but Haaland's one-on-one shot was saved. In the 37th minute, Ayew broke Rodri and then hit the woodwork with a kick-to-kick. The two teams drew 1-1 at half-time.
In the second half, the young player Lewis volleyed in front of the goal in the 47th minute, and Manchester City won 2:1. In the 67th minute, De Bruyne connected with Haaland, and Haaland pushed in front of the goal to break the goal drought, and Manchester City led 3:1. In the 70th minute, De Bruyne scored another goal in Manchester City's career, rewriting the score to 4:1. In the 86th minute, Crystal Palace played a quick counterattack, Edouard stepped forward and kicked the ball into the goal, and the score was rewritten to 2:4. After that, the game was played by attacking and defending, but the score was not rewritten.
In this game, Manchester City had 76% possession, scored 4 goals with 8 shots on target from 18 shots, Crystal Palace had 7 shots on goal and 4 shots on target, Manchester City led 9:2 in corner kicks, and the pass completion rate was 91% for Manchester City, while Crystal Palace was only 77%.
Manchester City's starting line-up:
Goalkeeper: Moreno
Defenders: Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Lewis
Midfielders: Rodri, Grealish, Alvarez, De Bruyne, Bob
Striker: Erling Haaland