One thing about games like this is that it's not about your past record, if you can't take advantage of the moment and give it all in a crucial finals as this, your fate is going to be like that of every other big teams that threw away Thier opportunities because they underrated their opponents. Crystal palace hasn't been bad this season but to think that they can get a winner over man city In a crucial finals is what I never saw coming.
We've literally seen it all this season with a lot of unpredictable results eventually playing out. Liverpool losing out in a finals because they understand Thier opponent, arsenal knocking out real Madrid and then crystal palace succeeding in making sure that Manchester city will end the season trophyless. A great achievement for crystal palace 🏆
You are very correct, it doesn’t really matter about your past glory if that was all there wouldn’t be any reason to be playing and competing every season. The reason for the competition is to evaluate and reward clubs for their current performances and hardwork so any season a club fails to perform well they also fail to win trophies no matter the league. Manchester City struggled this season Ana as a result they couldn’t win any trophy.