Crystal Palace : Tottenham Hotspurs

The last game on our "6-day, 6-game trip" to England was a visit to Crystal Palace. Oliver Glasner and his assistant coach Ronald Brunmayr have been in charge there since last season. With such a connection to their home country, it was of course impossible to miss the game.

Unfortunately, Crystal Palace's season so far has been anything but rosy and they are currently in the bottom of the table. Tottenham , on the other hand, are smiling from the top half of the table, but did not exactly put in a strong performance in the European Cup during the week. And since a derby always has different rules, the game was of course all to play for.

The team travelled to Selhurst Park by train. It was still nice and warm for the end of October, so they took advantage of the last few sunny days to enjoy a beer or two in the garden before heading to the stadium. There, people were already lining up on the street in classic English style to get into the stadium. We could learn a thing or two from that.

Only the floodlights and the large stand were recognisable from outside the stadium. However, the classic English stadium flair was present due to the stone wall. However, the view from the long grandstand was very modest. The stadium roof and its construction did not offer a good view of the stadium and nothing of the autumn sun came through. A seat in the rear goal stand would have paid off.

At least the game was fast-paced and very physical. As in the European Cup, Tottenham found it extremely difficult and Crystal Palace's 37th-minute goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta was well deserved.

The game then went back and forth in the second half, with the big chances failing to materialise and the highlights being a few yellow cards. In the end, however, Oliver Glasner's team were able to celebrate an important victory in the relegation battle.

At the end of the game, the team travelled to Stansted before heading home the next day.