◤UEFA Champions League◢ Ivan Perišić scores again as l sends Bayern Munich PSV Eindhoven defeated Juventus with a surprise 4-3 aggegrate win..
2025-02-20 17:29
PSV Eindhoven defeated Juventus with a surprise 4-3 aggregate win in the second leg of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League Round of 16s knockout stage play-offs at the Philips Stadion on Wednesday and successfully advanced.
In the first half, Cambiaso's volley was saved. In the second half, Perišić scored from a difficult angle, Weah scored from a long shot, and Saibari pushed the ball into the net from close range. At the critical moment, Flamingo pushed the ball into the net from close range. In the end, the Lampen shockingly defeated the I Bianconeri with a aggregate scoreline of 4-3 and reported to the Round of 16s knockout stage.
First Half
In the 29th minute, Manuel Locatelli made a diagonal low through pass from the left wing. After successfully beating the offside trap, Andrea Cambiaso quickly followed up, stopped the ball and turned around and volleyed with his left foot from the left side of the box, but his shot was saved by Walter Benítez.
After that, the two sides had not made much significant attacking threats. At the end of the first half, PSV Eindhoven and Juventus temporarily drew 0-0 and entered the half time break.
Second Half
Both teams switched sides as the match continued. In the 53rd minute, Noa Lang diagonal low through pass from the left wing. After successfully beating the offside trap, Ivan Perišić quickly followed up and stopped the ball, then he volleyed the ball into the bottom left corner of the net with his right foot at a difficult angle from the right side of the box. PSV Eindhoven broke the deadlock first to take a 1-0 lead! This is the sixth time that the former Inter Milan player has scored against Juventus in his career, and it is also the second consecutive game that he has scored against I Bianconeri!
10 minutes later, Juventus got a deadly free kick opportunity. Teun Koopmeiners took the free kick by crossing it into the box from outside the penalty area. Federico Gatti headed the ball back and Timothy Weah quickly followed up and took a long shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area upon receving the pass. The ball flew straight into the bottom left corner of the net. Juventus equalized PSV Eindhoven at 1-1!
In the 74th minute, Luuk de Jong made a passes horizontally from a very close distance in the box, Ismail Sebari quickly followed up and upon receving the pass, pushed the ball into the upper right corner of the net with his right foot from a very close distance in the box. PSV Eindhoven took the lead again by 2-1!
In the 88th minute, Tyrell Malacia made a straight pass from the left wing. Noa Lang quickly followed up, got the ball, dribbled then cuts into the left side of the box before volleying with his right foot, but his shot was blocked by Michele Di Gregorio's outstretched leg.
Extra time
In the 92nd minute, Guus Til made a straight pass from the right wing. Saibari quickly followed up, got the ball and took a few steps before pushing the ball with his right foot at a very close distance in the box against the outrushing Di Gregorio, but his shot was saved by the latter.
6 minutes later, Johan Bakayoko passes horizontally from the edge of the byline on the right side of the box. Gatti and Di Gregorio made clearance errors. After picking up the loose ball, Ryan Flamingo and pushed the ball into the bottom left corner of the empty net with his left foot from a very close distance in the box. PSV Eindhoven secured the victory by 3-1!
At the end of the game, PSV Eindhoven defeated Juventus with a surprise 4-3 aggregate win and eliminated Juventus to advance to the Round of 16s.