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The primary electronic mail of the night time comes from Peter Oh, or fairly PTR H
OMG! PSV v BVB?! IMO, PSV 2:2 BVB…IDK.
Thirty-four years in the past, PSV performed within the final 16 of the European Cup. One phrase, two syllables: Romario.
Tonight’s different recreation is possibly the most effective of the final 16: Internazionale v Atletico Madrid. Scott Murray is your man for that, and a lot else.
Luuk de Jong, 33, is having a helluva time in his second spell at PSV. He has already scored 27 instances in all competitions and is heading in the right direction to have his greatest goalscoring season. He has scored 32 on three events, twice for PSV and as soon as at Twente.
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The thrilling Johan Bakayoko returns from harm for PSV, who additionally carry Ismael Saibari into the facet. Andre Ramalho and Ricardo Pepi drop out, with Jerdy Schouten shifting into defence.
Mats Hummels and Donyell Malen, match sufficient to face his former membership, return for Dortmund rather than Niklas Sule and Julian Brandt. Ian Maatsen and Jadon Sancho, on mortgage from Premier League FC, each begin.
PSV Eindhoven (4-2-3-1) Benitez; Teze, Schouten, Boscagli, Dest; Veerman, Saibari; Bakayoko, Tillman, Lozano; De Jong.
Substitutes: Drommel, Waterman, Sambo, Obispo, Ramalho, Pepi, Mauro Junior, Babadi, Van Aanholt.
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1) Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Sabitzer, Emre Can; Malen, Reus, Sancho; Fullkrug.
Substitutes: Meyer, Lotka, Bensebaini, Ozcan, Duranville, Wolf, Moukoko, Brandt, Watjen, Bynoe-Gittens, Bamba.
Referee Srdjan Jovanovic (Serbia).
Preamble
Howdy and welcome to dwell protection of PSV v Borussia Dortmund within the final 16 of the Champions League. As a impartial it’s arduous to know what to really feel about this match: pleasure {that a} relative outsider will attain the quarter-finals, or weariness that two huge golf equipment – each former winners – don’t have any life like likelihood of going all the best way this yr. Dunno. Perhaps going a good distance is the brand new all the best way.
This tie ought to inform us how good PSV are. They’re miles clear domestically, having gained 20 and drawn the opposite two league video games, however they solely simply bought out of their Champions League group and have been thrashed 4-0 on the Emirates.
Borussia Dortmund have the other downside. They have been spectacular winners of a bunch of dying – PSG, AC Milan, Newcastle – but sit a depressing 17 factors the Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen, a not fully stunning hangover from final season’s shattering finale. In the event that they’re not cautious, they gained’t qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League in any respect.
That may look forward to tomorrow. Tonight is all in regards to the 2023-24 match, and the possibility to place one foot within the final eight.
Kick off 8pm.
