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This isnât just Crystal Palaceâs first title in their 120-year historyâitâs the first trophy ever for half their squad. For 35-year-old Joel Ward, 30-year-olds Hughes and Lerma, for Mateta, Eze, Doucoure, Mitchell, Lacroix, Guehi, Wharton.
Feel the sheer joy, the raw emotion, the bursting of an energy dam. What would this cup have meant for City? A slight redemption for the season, a nice send-off for De Bruyne. But for Palace? Theyâre now heading to Europe for the first time ever.
Glasner cracks cups open. He won the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt while finishing 11th in the Bundesliga. Now, heâs got the FA Cup with Palaceâwhile sitting 12th in the Premier League. 1 reply
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PSxG (Post-Shot Expected Goals) save stats: This model evaluates the quality and danger of each shot and the likelihood of saving it. Numbers next to keepers show the difference between saves made and goals conceded, based on shot difficulty:
1) Sommer: Saved +5.1 goals in UCL, -0.1 in Serie A (+5 overall)
2) Alisson: +3.6 in UCL, +1.1 in EPL (+4.7)
3) Raya: +5.2 in UCL, -0.8 in EPL (+4.4)
4) Courtois: +2.4 in UCL, +1.9 in La Liga (+4.3)
5) Emiliano MartĂnez: +4.6 in UCL, -0.8 in EPL (+3.8)
6) SzczÄsny: +1.6 in UCL, +0.4 in La Liga (+2)
7) Ederson: -3.4 in UCL, +3.8 in EPL (+0.4)
8) Donnarumma: +2.3 in UCL, -2.8 in Ligue 1 (-0.5)
Add Sommerâs footwork, command at crosses, and consistency. Scratch Donnarumma from that lousy Ballon dâOr list and put the deserving Swiss in. 0 reply
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Fun fact ahead of the Europa League semifinals: the population of Bodø, home of Bodø/Glimt, is 20,000 less than the capacity of Tottenhamâs stadium.
Yet, this team from a cozy town by the Arctic Ocean has reached the Europa League semifinals. Along the way, theyâve beaten Braga, BeĹiktaĹ, Twente, Olympiacos, and even Lazio. No stars, no mega-budget.
Analysts give them just a 30% chance of reaching the finalâthe lowest among the four teams. Still, those odds are impressive. Especially considering Bodø/Glimtâs squad is valued at âŹ43 million.
For comparison:
â Tottenham: âŹ836 million
â Manchester United: âŹ699 million
â Athletic Bilbao: âŹ367 million
Their next opponentâs squad is worth eight times more. How do they do it? Northern magic, no doubt. 1 reply
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