Our prediction for this Champions League match:
PSV
Match Time & Date:
19/02/2025
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Juventus
PSV play host to Juventus at their Philips Stadion in the Champions League last 32, return leg. The Dutch champions need a big win in the second leg to make it to the last 16, but that is easier said than done. As PSV were not at their sharpest in a 2-2 draw with Utrecht at the weekend, home win should not be considered. The likes of Serginio Dest, Ricardo Pepi, Rick Karsdorp, and Malik Tillman miss out with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Bianconeri, on the other hand, are brimming with confidence following a 1-0 win over their bitter rivals Inter. As Thiago Motta’s men are on a four-game winning run in all competitions, we predict that they will advance to the Champions League last 16. The likes of Bremer, Cabal, Douglas Luiz, Pierre Kalulu, and Arkadiusz Milik miss out with injuries for the away team. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards in Eindhoven as PSV are tough to beat at home.
Highlighted Player (Weston McKennie):
After starting his youth career at FC Dallas, Weston McKennie moved to Germany in the summer of 2016, signing a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. The American footballer made his Bundesliga debut on May 20, 2017, coming as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match.
The talented midfielder scored his first goal in the German elite division on August 6, 2018 in a 2-0 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf. Speaking of his international career, the Schalke footballer made his debut with United States of America on November 14, 2017 in a friendly against Portugal, finding the net on his debut.
Weston McKennie has two caps for the USA U20 team as well. His main position is central midfield, but he used as both defensive and attacking midfielder as well. The USA international was born in Fort Lewis, Washington on August 28, 1998. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (PSV):
Based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, PSV is a professional football club competing the top flight of the Dutch football, Eredivisie. PSV play their home games at the Phillips Stadium which can accommodate 35,000 people. Over the course of its 100-year-old history, PSV has become one of the country’s Big Three clubs that has dominated Eredivisie along with Ajax and Feyenoord.
Known as a stepping stone for future world-class stars, PSV propelled the likes of Ruud Gullit, Ronald Koeman, Romario, Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and most recently Arjen Robben. The Boeren (Peasants) as they call themselves take pride in Eindhoven’s status of being a provincial city and never hide their Brabantian heritage which allow them to enjoy their uniqueness in the company of more prominent clubs from Dutch big cities.
The Peasants boast 23 domestic league titles and 9 KNVB Cup trophies. They have also managed two major European titles – European Cup in 1987-88 and UEFA Cup in 1977-78.
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