PSV immediately lost points when the competition resumed. The team of trainer Ruud van Nistelrooij was unable to beat Sparta Rotterdam in front of their own audience: 0-0. In the last game before the long winter break, PSV lost to AZ (0-1) in front of their home crowd.
Against Sparta, the team from Eindhoven could not have access to Cody Gakpo for the first time. The attacker made the switch to Liverpool at the end of last month. Anwar El Ghazi took over Gakpo’s place at the left in the vanguard against Sparta. Noni Madueke and Luuk de Jong were the other attackers, but they all failed to score. PSV created few real chances.
Due to the new loss of points, PSV is currently in second place with 31 points. Leader Feyenoord (33 points) and number 3 Ajax (30 points) will come into action on Sunday. FC Twente and AZ are in fourth and fifth place with 30 points each. Sparta takes sixth place with 25 points.
Sparta and PSV will play against each other again on Tuesday, then in the national cup tournament.