A special season of European football

Crystal Palace are the latest team to end their trophy drought this season, beating Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final on May 17. It was the first time in their history that Crystal Palace have won a major trophy.

Eberechi Eze's only goal and Dean Henderson's crucial penalty save helped Crystal Palace write a new chapter for the London club.

Before Palace, Newcastle United also ended a 70-year trophy drought by winning the Carabao Cup in March. They then held a parade with more than 150,000 fans participating.

Go Ahead Eagles won the Dutch Cup after a 92-year wait, beating AZ Alkmaar on penalties in April.

The fact that Go Ahead Eagles won this tournament was very surprising, because in terms of potential, scale and reputation, they are far behind PSV, Ajax, Feyenoord or AZ Alkmaar.

Earlier this month, Bologna also ended a 51-year trophy drought with victory in the Coppa Italia (Italian National Cup).

In the final, Bologna defeated AC Milan, a team that was considered to be superior in both strength and reputation, with a score of 1-0.

Eze's goal sinks Man City In the early morning of May 18, Man City lost 0-1 to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

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