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### El hincha en la cancha

> Full-back Daniel Muñoz signed for Palace from Belgian side K.R.C. Genk having built a reputation across the continent for combining his defensive duties with an attacking prowess going forwards.

Born in Amalfi, a modest town with a population of just over 22,000 in the Antioquia Department in north-east Colombia, Daniel Muñoz’s journey to the Premier League encapsulates the versatility, commitment, and passion he has become renowned for as a player.

Growing up near to Medellín – the second-largest city in Colombia – Muñoz’s boyhood team were Atlético Nacional, his local club and the nation’s most successful side. Pictures would later emerge on social of a teenage Muñoz in the stands, shirtless and roaring his Atlético heroes.

Starting out as a player at the nearby Cosmos Soccer School as a six-year-old, Muñoz moved to Envigado at 12 years of age – the youth department which has produced the likes of James Rodriguez, Freddy Guarín and Jhon Cordoba – before moving to Arco Zaragoza Medellin, one of the most famous amateur teams in Colombia.

But despite a handful of trials elsewhere, including reports of interest abroad, Muñoz reached the age of 20 without having made his professional breakthrough, and was reputedly forced to consider retirement.

Yet Muñoz persisted briefly turned out for regional club, FC Total Soccer, where his displays alerted him to Jose Fernando Salazar – a scout from top-flight club Águilas Doradas – who would later recruit the defender in early 2017.

Muñoz rose quickly to the challenges of the professional game, quickly becoming one of Águilas Doradas’ most important players and making 37 appearances in his first season.

Catching the eye during three years in Rionegro, he played 94 times and scored three goals from full-back – and would fulfil his lifelong dream when coach Juan Carlos Osorio signed him up for Atlético Nacional in 2019.

Once more, his impact was immediate, and before Muñoz had even reached double figures for appearances for Nacional, he had been called up by Colombia coach Carlos Quieroz for friendly matches against Brazil and Venezuela in September 2019, only denied his international debut by injury.

Scoring a remarkable seven goals in 20 league games in his maiden year, Muñoz was named Nacional captain at the age of 23, just six months after joining the club.

He opted to pursue his dream of playing in Europe at four-time Belgian champions K.R.C. Genk – rebuilding after a challenging campaign – ahead of the 2020/21 season, and Muñoz was once again quick to find his feet, starting out in midfield before coming to dominate the right-back position in the team.

The defender played in every one of Genk’s Jupiler Pro League fixtures in his debut year, picking up five assists as his new club bounced back from a seventh-place finish the previous season to mount a title challenge and finish second. The following season, he would help Genk win the Belgian Cup.

After two previous call-ups, Muñoz’s Colombia debut finally arrived in June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Peru.

Muñoz remained with the squad ahead of the 2021 Copa América finals in Brazil that month, playing the full 90 minutes in five of his country’s seven games – keeping three clean sheets – as Colombia missed out on a spot in the final after losing to Lionel Messi's Argentina on penalties, but then defeated Peru to finish third.

Last season, 2022/23, was his best in front of goal, as he scored seven times and registered seven assists in just 30 games. He departed Genk having made 148 appearances in all competitions (including 18 in European competition), scoring 19 goals and 20 assists in total.

In his first half-season in red and blue, Muñoz made 14 appearances and recorded four assists. He also scored his first goal for Colombia in a friendly against Spain in March 2023.

Muñoz carried his strong form in red and blue into the 2024 Copa America, where he and fellow Palace teammate Jefferson Lerma finished as runners-up. He opened the scoring for Los Cafeteros in the tournament in a 2-1 win against Paraguay and went on to net a the equaliser in a draw against Brazil and also register an assist in the quarter-final victory over Panama.

In November 2024, Muñoz scored his first ever goal for Palace in some style. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, he headed home a cross from captain Marc Guéhi at the far post to equalise Newcastle United at Selhurst Park, prompting wild celebrations which manager Oliver Glasner also got involved in.

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### Summary:

- Palace make four changes ahead of the weekend’s semi-final:
- **3 – GOAL:** Arsenal take an early lead through Kiwior’s looping header.
- **8:** Kamada’s shot deflects just wide; Nketiah heads subsequent also past the post.
- **14:** Nketiah’s low pull-back ricochets to Devenny, who can’t control in front of goal.
- **23:** Rice’s snap-shot whistles just wide as both sides threaten in opening quarter.
- **27- GOAL:** Eze’s picture-perfect volley from a Wharton corner sees Palace equalise.
- **30:** Nketiah’s close-range effort from Eze’s pull-back is somehow turned over by Raya.
- **42 – GOAL:** Trossard restores the hosts’ lead with a deflected effort.
- **HT: Arsenal 2-1 Palace**
- **48:** Lacroix scrambles clear in front of goal as Arsenal probe for a third.
- **65:** Devenny’s looping header is tipped over by Raya; Guéhi also denied from following corner.
- **67:** Palace come again, and Muñoz’s header across goal somehow evades Guéhi and Sarr.
- **74:** Arsenal have a goal disallowed as the ball crosses the line moments prior.
- **81:** Henderson denies Saka at point-blank range, before Trossard heads wide.
- **83 – GOAL:** Mateta chips Raya with a remarkable finish from 30 yards.
- **90-1:** Sarr’s near-post finish is blocked as Palace end the game the stronger team.
- **FT: Arsenal 2-2 Palace**

The Eagles’ fourth Premier League match in the space of 11 days fell just three days prior to our FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa at Wembley this coming weekend, with manager Oliver Glasner making four changes to his starting XI.

Dropping out of the initial XI at the Emirates were Chris Richards (suspended), Will Hughes, Ismaïla Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta; and coming into the side were Jefferson Lerma, Justin Devenny, Daichi Kamada and Eddie Nketiah – the former Arsenal forward having scored upon his return to the Emirates in the Carabao Cup in December.

Palace were seeking to avenge a narrow defeat on that occasion – but got off to the worst possible start against a side who went into the game with an identical, league-leading number of goals scored from set-pieces excluding penalties (15).

That strength came to the fore inside three minutes as the hosts won a free-kick on the left touchline, Martin Ødegaard swung it in and Jakub Kiwior rose unchallenged – albeit quite far out – to loop a header over Dean Henderson and into the net.

That set the tone for an entertaining first-half in which Palace created plenty of clear openings, but struggled to apply a finishing touch.

Just five minutes later, after Marc Guéhi had retrieved a half-cleared Palace cross, the ball sat kindly for Daichi Kamada, whose quick shot took a deflection and bobbled just wide of the far post. When Adam Wharton’s corner came in, Nketiah beat the onrushing David Raya to the ball – but nodded wide under heavy pressure.

Five minutes later, another clear-cut chance, as Nketiah did well to bring down a diagonal ball and fire across goal; the Arsenal defence could only touch it into the path of Justin Devenny but, with the goal gaping, the slight deflection caught the Palace youngster off-guard, and it fell back to Raya.

Arsenal were threatening themselves, but only in flashes – Declan Rice attempting more than one shot from long range, with one particular outside-of-the-boot effort whistling just wide – but the South Londoners had the greater momentum.

Then, on 27 minutes, Palace deservedly drew level – on set-piece strikes, and goals within the game – with a simply stupendous effort from a Wharton corner kick.

From a corner on the right, the England duo combined, with Wharton spotting Eze unmarked at the edge of the box - and pinging a perfect pass onto his boot. Eze, watching it all the way, volleyed it down into the ground, and the ball bounced twice before kissing the inside of Raya’s post, and rolling over the line gloriously.

It was the least Palace deserved – and moments later, they should have taken the lead, Eze crossing for Nketiah who – with his back to goal – spun and shot, but at point-blank range, somehow saw Raya turn the effort over the bar with his body.

Palace deserved to go in level at half-time – but, as can so often be the case in the Premier League, were made to pay for profligacy.

Leandro Trossard was afforded too much room in the box and – via the aide of the slightest of deflections – found Henderson’s bottom-left corner just before the whistle.

When the two teams reemerged after half-time, it was Arsenal who started the brighter again, almost scoring from a corner after a goalmouth scramble – the danger shut down, decisively, by Maxence Lacroix inside the six-yard box.

Perhaps with the FA Cup semi-final in his thinking, Glasner began to ring the changes on the hour mark – Ismaïla Sarr and Will Hughes injecting new energy into the Eagles’ attack.

Sarr’s introduction proved the catalyst for a succession of Palace opportunities – his first cross found Devenny in space, and the youngster’s header looped high, forcing Raya to turn it over the bar.

From the subsequent corner, Guéhi won the near-post header and Raya reacted sharply to deny him.

Seconds later, Muñoz was found at the far stick by a deep cross, heading back across goal – and the ball somehow sailed beyond Raya, Guéhi and Sarr combined.

Having survived that onslaught, Arsenal themselves came close to putting the game to bed: Gabriel Martinelli had a goal disallowed after Timber allowed the ball to initially drift out of play – confirmed by a lengthy VAR review.

Moments later, Henderson was forced into a stunning point-blank save, diving back across goal to turn substitute Bukayo Saka’s close-range volley over the bar. From the corner, Trossard – with a free header – found the side-netting.

If a lack of cutting edge had been Palace’s foible in the first-half, Mateta – not long off the bench – provided it with the equaliser five minutes from time – and what an equaliser it was.

It might have stemmed from William Saliba’s error on the ball but, when the square pass found Mateta, 30 yards from goal, he still had to work wonders to roll his defender, turn and – without looking up – clip the most pinpoint of lobs round his marker, over Raya – and in via the underside of the bar.

Palace finished the stronger of the two sides and might even have won it when Mateta’s pull-back found Sarr inside the box – but his effort was blocked by a last-ditch challenge.

Nevertheless, finishing so strongly against a side still in the running for the Premier League title – albeit some distance behind Liverpool – will give Palace and Glasner plenty of encouragement

And if that doesn’t, the quality of Palace’s incredible goals most certainly will. Up next: a date with destiny at Wembley.

**Arsenal**: Raya (GK), Timber, Lewis-Skelly (Tierney, 86), Saliba, Kiwior, Partey, Rice, Odegaard (Nwaneri, 86), Sterling (Saka, 60), Martinelli, Trossard.

**Subs**: Neto (GK), Zinchenko, Gower, Henry-Francis, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia.

**Palace:** Henderson (GK), Lerma, Lacroix, Guéhi, Muñoz, Wharton (Hughes, 63), Kamada, Mitchell, Devenny (Esse, 80), Eze (Sarr, 63), Nketiah (Mateta, 80).

**Subs:** Turner (GK), Ward, Clyne, Kporha, França.

### As It Happened

Ebere Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta scored goals of the highest calibre to earn Crystal Palace a fully-merited 2-2 draw against title-chasing Arsenal – and plenty of encouragement heading into Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final.

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Little under five minutes after entering the field of play as a late second-half substitute, Mateta seized onto a loose backpass, rolled Martin Ødegaard and chipped David Raya with a sublime effort to earn Palace a 2-2 draw against title-chasing Arsenal.

The forward – now on 14 Premier League goals for the season – said: "When I started on the bench, I watched the first-half. He \[David Raya\] was very high, so I knew if we won the ball high, I could try – so I did, and scored!

“Yes \[it’s one of the best goals of my career\]. I was scared when the ball hit the crossbar, and I just waited – and after the ball goes in!"

Palace were good value for their point at the Emirates Stadium, having created more clear openings than their hosts – and delivering an overall strong performance heading into Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa at Wembley.

Mateta admitted: "We have struggled for the last three games, but we just listened to the gaffer and today was a good game for us.

“We can go in \[to Saturday\] with confidence and hopefully we will win the semi-final. It is a very big game for the fans, for everybody and I can’t wait to play on Saturday.

“I am very happy. Hopefully I will score more goals. 14 \[Premier League\] goals \[this season\] is good – but I hope for much more."

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Even by Jean-Philippe Mateta’s sky-high standards, Wednesday evening’s goal at the Emirates Stadium was a special one.

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A pair of breathtaking goals saw Crystal Palace record a 2-2 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night – and you can enjoy the best of the images from North London below.

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