First win the league championship, then draw the new king of the Club World Cup! Crystal Palace escaped 0-0, and the Blues became a laughing stock

At the Club World Cup held this summer, Premier League giant Chelsea became the biggest dark horse. In the absence of favor before the game, they reached the finals and defeated the arrogant new Champions League champion Paris Saint-Germain, winning the Club World Cup championship trophy. On this match day, Chelsea, who is full of ambitions for the new season, ushered in the first round of the Premier League and faced Crystal Palace at home.

The total value of the team in this game was as high as 1.17 billion euros. Chelsea, ranked fifth in football, performed poorly at home. They shook hands with Crystal Palace in 90 minutes, and only got one point 0-0, missing the season to get a good start!

[Match Highlights]

In the Community Shield Final before the curtain of the new Premier League opened, Crystal Palace defeated Liverpool in an upset. Before facing Chelsea in this game, Crystal Palace coach Glasner also made a bold statement: "We defeated the Premier League championship last week and will defeat the Club World Cup championship this week!"

In order to defend the home court, he slapped Crystal Palace head coach in the face. Maresca also sent all the main players to play at Stamford Bridge Stadium. In the 4231 formation, Sanchez was allowed to guard the roster. Cucurella, Charoba, Josh Achimpon and Rees James formed the defense. Kesedo and Enzo Fernandez partnered with double midfielders, Gittens, Palmer and Neto were in the midfield, and João Pedro was the single arrow.

[Match Review]

With the referee's whistle, Chelsea took the lead in creating murderous intent amid the cheers of home fans. In the 4th minute, Cucurelia received a corner kick from her teammate and headed in the penalty area, and was cleared by Sal's goal line. 9 minutes later, Crystal Palace got a very good free kick opportunity. Eze broke through the Blues' defense line with heavy artillery, but the referee determined that the attacking man wall was too close and canceled the goal.

In the 19th minute, Crystal Palace made a comeback. Walton made a very penetrating pass and handed the ball to Mattha's feet. Unfortunately, the latter's shooting angle was too straight and was blocked by Sanchez. Before the half-time, Palmer, who was shining in the Club World Cup, shot from a long shot at the front of the penalty area, was blocked by Crystal Palace's defensive players. Then Cucurella's supplementary shot directly fired anti-aircraft guns. Both teams, who had no achievements, also returned to the midfield locker room with a score of 0-0.

Chelsea took the lead in making substitution adjustments. In the 54th minute, Brazil's talented boy Estewan replaced Gittens, whose performance did not meet expectations. Estewan, who had just appeared, forced a cross from the right in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, Neto's header at the back point did not hit the right, wasting the wonderful pass of Brazil's genius.

The Blues, who could not capture for a long time, replaced Joao Pedro with 1.86 meters tall in the 74th minute, trying to maximize the threat of crossing from both sides. However, three minutes later, Crystal Palace took the lead in completing a threatening shot. After Matteta held the Blues defender Achimpon in the frontcourt, he suddenly shot and was held firmly by Sanchez. In the 82nd minute, Eze's long-range shot was extremely powerful in the counterattack, and Sanchez bravely held out of the baseline.

The first round of the league's away draw is a completely acceptable ending for Crystal Palace, but only scored 1 point at home, which once again exposed Chelsea's weak offensive shortcomings. Maresca must integrate new players into the team's offensive and defensive system as soon as possible, otherwise it is very likely to be left behind in the league championship battle.