Valentijn Driessen: ‘The tension in the battle for second place is great, but the loss of quality behind it is internationally disastrous’

There is no shortage of excitement, even more so of quality in the Eredivisie. Without Jerdy Schouten, Joey Veerman and Sergiño Dest, but with champagne legs and two training sessions, national champion PSV won with a whistle on a visit to Sparta, which is competing for a play-off ticket. The word ‘battle’ did not apply to Maurice Steijn’s team for ninety minutes.

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