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      Two weeks on: What it meant to win at Wembley

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      Can you believe it's already been two weeks since Crystal Palace F.C. did what seemed unthinkable – toppling Manchester City to win the FA Cup, our first-ever major trophy, at Wembley Stadium?

      We can't.

      But, thankfully, we know it wasn't a dream – the full, glorious 90 minutes exists below... as does the evidence documented in millions of words, images and celebrations ever since.

      FA Cup Final | The Full 90: Crystal Palace v Manchester City | Palace TV+

      Who better to describe what it meant to win at Wembley than every member of the Crystal Palace squad?

      Their reactions on social media can be found below...

      #1. Dean Henderson

      Many of Henderson's posts prior to Final day included the emojis "Soon", "On", "Top."

      The "Soon" has been missing since that day...

      #2. Joel Ward

      #3. Tyrick Mitchell

      #5. Maxence Lacroix

      #6. Marc Guéhi

      #7. Ismaïla Sarr

      #8. Jefferson Lerma

      "When dreams come true and last forever..."

      #9. Eddie Nketiah

      #10. Ebere Eze

      #11. Matheus França

      "FA CUP CHAMPIONS! Immensely proud to be part of this story. Let's go, Palace!"

      #12. Daniel Muñoz

      #14. Jean-Philippe Mateta

      Join Mateta's FA Cup Victory Celebrations

      #17. Nathaniel Clyne

      #18. Daichi Kamada

      #19. Will Hughes

      Hughesy tends to avoid social media – but said after the game...

      It's just an incredible achievement against that Manchester City team. We've had our luck at times, but I think you have to against a team like that, with their experience and their quality, but I think luck was on our side.

      It's incredible. For a player like me that's probably not going to have the chance to win many trophies in his career, it really is hard to articulate the feeling.

      You've got to enjoy moments like these. You think of where we came from at the start of the season – we were on three points from eight games – and since then it's just been simply incredible with how we've gone about it, and the character we've got.

      You forget about things like [playing in Europe], again, it's another dream of a player like mine to play in Europe. It's going to be special. It's going to be tough playing Thursday and Sunday, but we're more than ready for it!

      #20. Adam Wharton

      #21. Romain Esse

      #25. Ben Chilwell

      #26. Chris Richards

      #28. Cheick Doucouré

      #31. Remi Matthews

      #34. Chadi Riad

      #55. Justin Devenny

      #58. Caleb Kporha

      Oliver Glasner

      Inside The Changing Room | Glasner and Ward Speech
      FA Cup Final | Oliver Glasner | Post Match Interview

      Chairman Steve Parish

      FA Cup Final | Steve Parish | Post Match Interview
      Chairman Steve Parish | End of Season Awards