Legendary Godfather

On March 2, 2016, the Stadium of Light on the River Wear in Sunderland, England was packed with people.

Today is the hottest day at the Stadium of Light in recent months.

The stadium is full!

This was rare before. After all, Sunderland's results this season were so bad that many fans didn't have the heart to come to the stadium to watch the game. No one wanted to come to the stadium to feel angry. Except for those die-hard fans, not many teams come to watch the game live.

Today is different, there are so many fans, and almost all of them are home fans.

They all come to cheer for the team.

Perhaps they learned what Campbell said before the game, which made them full of confidence in this game. Sunderland will also have a day to defeat the team at the top of the league, and they will naturally come to witness it.

What's more important is that after winning this game, they have a great chance of jumping out of the relegation zone. For this reason, they have to come to the scene to support the team and cheer for the team.

So, the Stadium of Light was packed today.

To be honest, there were not many Crystal Palace fans who came to the away game, only a few hundred people.

Therefore, the atmosphere at this home court is full!

Sunderland's players played in such a scene today. Every one of them must be full of adrenaline and must be in good condition. Therefore, it is really possible for Sunderland to win this game.

Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:

Home team Sunderland, head coach Campbell, formation 4141

Goalkeeper Mannone

Back four from left to right Van Aanholt, O'Shea, Lamine Cone and Yedlin

Single midfielder Jan Kirchhoff

Midfield four from left to right Defoe, Rodwell, Mwila and Ndoye

Lone forward Mbappe

Visiting team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213

Alisson

The back four from left to right Robertson, Laporte, Van Dijk and Carvajal

Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante

Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne

Front three from left to right Salah, Raul Jimenez and Asensio

This is the starting lineup of both sides today, but Campbell is really bold. He directly put Mbappe, who was born in December 1998, on the starting list. Mbappe will not be full age for half a year. He is 18 years old, so he is allowed to start. This is really bold.

However, Sunderland fans were fine with that.

Because, before this, although Mbappe was not Sunderland's main player, he often came on as a substitute and achieved amazing results. Mbappe has scored 7 goals for Sunderland in the league so far.

This is a very amazing data!

After all, he is only a little over 17 years old. He is simply a super star talent!

So, he starts today

, Sunderland fans are not surprised at all.

Sunderland fans are calling for Sunderland's senior management to take action quickly and buy out the young Frenchman so that he can stay in Sunderland permanently!

Yes, Sunderland fans are really coveting Mbappe.

However, it is obvious that Crystal Palace will not sell Mbappe.

Therefore, the people of Sunderland can only have unrequited love!

Sunderland fans also have a lot of expectations for Mbappe in this game. They are looking forward to Mbappe scoring goals, breaking the goal of his old club, helping Sunderland win and win the key three points. point.

After the game started, Sunderland was still a little cautious, and they adopted a defensive posture.

This is testing!

In less than ten minutes, Sunderland's players tested it out. The state of the Crystal Palace players today was indeed greatly affected. The emotions of the Crystal Palace players were not quite right, and the game was not particularly good. positive. And some people played very anxiously, always beating Sunderland to death with a stick.

Therefore, Crystal Palace is playing a bit chaotic and disjointed football now.

The Crystal Palace players didn't play in the same rhythm, so they looked a little awkward.

Tong Yi could tell. He came to the sidelines early to remind the Crystal Palace players, but the effect was not very satisfactory. It seems that many recent events have had a great impact on the minds and bodies of the Crystal Palace players. It can be said that they are exhausted both physically and mentally.

Seeing this, Tong Yi also sighed!

He immediately stretched out his hand to signal Crystal Palace to slow down the rhythm and assume a defensive posture.

In this case, if Crystal Palace does not take risks and is in a hurry, the Crystal Palace players can still play well, or at least minimize their mistakes. Just wait for an opportunity and strike back with a fatal blow. Winning this game at the minimum cost is the best result at the moment.

After the Crystal Palace players saw Tong Yi's gesture, they all understood and took it back instantly.

Crystal Palace's defense counterattacked.

Campbell also expected this.

Sunderland definitely wanted to give it a try in this game, so he did not test it again and directly waved his hand to signal the Sunderland players to attack and seize this excellent opportunity to win the game. A victory in the game.

The game instantly entered the rhythm of the Sunderlanders. During this period, the Sunderlanders created a lot of opportunities and frequently threatened the Crystal Palace goal.

This made the Sunderland fans at the scene very happy and excited. They seemed to see the hope of winning.

In the 27th minute of the first half, Sunderland played wonderful cooperation.

Defoe and Van Aanholt played one-two in succession. Defoe suddenly cut inside with the ball, entered the Crystal Palace penalty area, and then directly pushed the ball from a small angle, pushing the football hard against the goal post and out of the baseline.

This is the best chance for both sides at the beginning of this game.

All the Sunderland fans at the scene jumped with excitement. Unfortunately, they lacked a little luck!

Sure enough, Sunderland still needs to rely on veterans like Defoe.

Ginger is still spicy!

Three minutes later, Sunderland made a comeback.

This time, after midfielders Rodwell and M'Vila broke through in the midfield, suddenly M'Vila passed forward and sent a precise through ball. The football rolled directly past Laporte. At the same time, Sunderland's young forward Mbappe also blew past Laporte like a gust of wind.

Laporte was so shocked that he had no time to react. .??.

By the time Laporte turned around, Mbappe had already caught up with Football and went to the meeting alone.

The young Mbappe was not timid in the face of the attacking goalkeeper. He even stabbed the ball suddenly with confidence. The football quickly rolled between the legs of Alisson who could not react quickly, and rolled directly into the ball behind Alisson. goal.

The ball went in!

One to zero!

The young Mbappe scored against his old club Crystal Palace!

All the Sunderland fans at the scene burst into laughter, shouting Mbappe's name passionately. Mbappe's speed and timing of forward penetration, as well as his calmness and confidence in front of the goal, really shocked the Sunderland fans. They chanted "He stays! He stays!"

Sunderland fans really hope that Sunderland can keep Mbappe.

However, Campbell on the sidelines smiled bitterly and shook his head. He knew very well that Tong Yi attached great importance to Mbappe. How could Crystal Palace sell Mbappe? This is impossible!

Everyone in the audience was shouting Mbappe's name!

The young Mbappe has conquered the Stadium of Light, amazing!

This is Mbappe's 8th Premier League goal this season. It seems that Mbappe will score double-digit goals this season.

Sunderland fans shouted passionately and wantonly, hoping that Sunderland could score more goals. They hoped that the team could win this game. Sunderland's players naturally played more and more energetically, attacking like crazy. It can be said that they completely suppressed the Crystal Palace team.

Sunderland fans suddenly felt confident that Sunderland would definitely win this game.

Then, at the end of the first half, Crystal Palace got a free kick from the front of the penalty area!

De Bruyne, Robertson and Carvajal stood in front of the football. When everyone thought it was De Bruyne who was taking charge, Robertson scored with a curved kick and scored against Sunderland's goal.

, the score was reduced to one to one!

The first half of the game is over!

Sunderland fans felt very unhappy and depressed. Why did the game end up like this?

How come it was equalized?

The Sunderland fans couldn't accept it and cheered their team crazily at the beginning of the second half, hoping that the team could take the lead as soon as possible. Sunderland must win this game. They need to score as soon as possible, otherwise the pressure will increase as they get to the back, and it will not be easy to play at that time.

The Sunderland players in the stadium naturally knew it very well, so they attacked crazily and very actively.

However, it seems that they created a lot of opportunities, but they really did not threaten the goal guarded by Alisson.

This makes Sunderland fans very anxious and worried.

At this time, in the 17th minute of the second half, Sunderland's winger Defoe received a diagonal pass from M'Vila, took the ball and broke through continuously, and then directly entered the Crystal Palace penalty area. Facing goalkeeper Alisson again, he took a shot from a small angle.

With a bang, the football was slid out and was tackled by Van Dijk, preventing the football from flying towards the goal.

However, the changed direction of the football actually rolled in front of Mbappe in the penalty area. Mbappe and Casemiro both fell to the ground and stretched their legs at the same time. With a bang, Mbappe stabbed the football first and directly into the goal.

Two to one, Mbappe scored twice in this game to help Sunderland take the lead again.

Campbell and the Sunderland fans were so happy and excited that they roared with excitement.

Then, Sunderland fans chanted for Sunderland to buy out Mbappe quickly, and Mbappe must be kept.

Mbappe scored his 9th goal in the Premier League this season!

After this, the morale of Sunderland's players was high, but the players' thinking was somewhat inconsistent. Some wanted to continue attacking and win a big victory, while others wanted to defend and maintain the lead until the end, and they scored three points. So, there is a bit of a disconnect here at Sunderland.

This gave the Crystal Palace people a chance. The Crystal Palace people got a very good counterattack opportunity in the 37th minute of the second half. Seeing that the opponent was about to threaten the goal, Sunderland midfielder Rodwell committed a foul at the front of the penalty area, giving the Crystal Palace people a direct free kick opportunity in a good position at the front of the penalty area.

Seeing this, Sunderland fans were very nervous and worried.

This time, De Bruyne, Robertson and Carvajal were also standing in front of the football, and the Sunderland people were under great pressure.

Just when they were speculating on who would take the free kick, De Bruyne retreated and directly took out a curve ball. The football quickly circled into the upper right corner of the goal!

Two to two, Crystal Palace drew with Sunderland away from home!