PSV managed to reach the eighth final of the Champions League on Tuesday evening. The Eindhoven team managed to deal with Juventus after 120 minutes of playing football. After the 2-1 defeat in Turin there was a 3-1 win in a swirling Philips Stadium. In addition to a place in the last sixteen of the Champions League, this victory also yields another 11 million euros. Inter or Arsenal awaits in the next round.
Last week PSV lost 2-1 in Turin. At its own field, the team still had 90 minutes to turn that backlog. Initially, nothing happened at all for 53 minutes in the Philips Stadium. But one good pass from Noa Lang and a great swipe from Ivan Perisic caused a joy explosion. Again it was the Croat who was so important for PSV. Last week he was good for the equalizer in Italy, now he gave PSV on a much-needed 1-0 lead.
Unexpected equalizer
PSV seemed to get wings from that opening goal. It was busy and got a big chance via Luuk de Jong; His header was taken off the line. Juventus had lost it for a while, but still came out of the blue. Timothy Weah shot a falling ball hard behind goalkeeper Walter Benítez. In the first instance, the goal was still rejected, but after the intervention of the video referee, the equalizer continued.
The same video referee ensured after 75 minutes of playing football that the tension rose to a kind of boiling point. PSV came through Ismael Saibari on 2-1, but we still had to look at possible hands from Luuk de Jong. After a long deliberation, the goal was awarded and the same position was on the scoreboard a week ago. And so we got an extension in the Philips Stadium.
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11 million euros
Just like the entire second half, PSV was the parent. Saibari was already close to 3-1, but it was Ryan Flamingo in the 98th minute who set the Philips Stadium on fire for a third time.
The people of Eindhoven were not there yet with that goal. More than 20 minutes had to be played. PSV escaped a second goal in this. Substitute Vlahovic hit the post. On the other hand, Guus Til still had the final decision on his shoe just before time.
The team of trainer Peter Bosz remained standing with art and flying work and qualified for the eighth final of the Champions League. As a result, the club can add 11 million euros and will wait a diptych with Inter or Arsenal in two weeks. But first it’s time for a party in Eindhoven.