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 Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

Late drama at the Emirates 
Second-half substitute Alexandre Lacazette earns Arsenal a point in the dying moments of the match against Crystal Palace

"When the fans are with us it gives energy to all of us" Alexandre Lacazette saved Arsenal at home to Crystal Palace after a rousing substitute display

FT: Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace
Lacazette saves Arsenal from defeat at the death
 
Lacazette saves Arsenal from defeat at the death

The match between Arsenal and its guest Crystal Palace at the end of the eighth round of the English Premier League started at ten in the evening, Mecca time, a meeting with an emotional taste that brought Patrick Vieira together with his former club Arsenal.
Patrick Vieira played for Arsenal for 9 seasons, during which he won 3 league championships, 4 local cups and the same in the shield. The most prominent titles were the Golden League 2004, Vieira was not only a contributor, but was a leader of the Gunners, who, according to most analysts, Arsenal missed throughout Wenger's career from 2005 Even his departure from Arsenal training.
Vieira did not face Arsenal as a player except in the semi-finals of the Champions League 2006, where he was defending the colors of Juve, and after the Calciopoli scandal, Vieira left for Inter, despite 4 good seasons with the Nerazzurri, but he never met against Arsenal, and when he retired in the 2010-2011 season, Vieira was a player in Manchester City, and Arsenal only met in the league and did not meet in the cups, but Vieira did not participate in front of the Gunners for any minute and was a lieutenant on the bench.
Vieira retired in 2011 and received his first training assignment in New York City 2016, and he left in 2018 to France, specifically Nice, and could not qualify for European competitions, to be sacked in 2020, and in the summer of 2021, Crystal Palace announced the appointment of Vieira as coach of the team. Previous love, and Vieira’s last statements before the meeting were: “There is no place for passion in the professional field.”
An emotional sports meeting, which ended in a tie for the two clubs.

 

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