A hangover on Ash Wednesday, the day after carnival, is not unusual in Brabant, but the mega -maker that caused Arsenal’s decline does cut in at PSV. The 7-1 defeat in the Philips Stadium was the biggest home defeat in the history of PSV as a professional club and the biggest zeperd since the 6-0 defeat against Saint-Etienne in 1979. “Painful and humiliating,” coach Peter Bosz called the preserving party.

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