JUVENTUS SEASON 2024-2025

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Champions League | Juventus 2-1 PSV: Slight advantage after first leg

 

 

Juventus take a narrow lead with them into the second leg of the Champions League play-off thanks to Weston McKennie and Samuel Mbangula around Ivan Perisic’s temporary PSV Eindhoven equaliser.

 

These sides had already met in the league phase, with the Bianconeri winning here 3-1 on September 17, and the second leg of the play-off is on February 19. ............

 

Federico Gatti created the opening goal, as he battled down the right first to pull it back from the by-line, then to win it again and set up the McKennie right-foot scorcher into the roof of the net from the edge of the area. The USMNT midfielder had also scored when Juve beat PSV Eindhoven 3-1 here in September 2024. ............

 

 

However, PSV Eindhoven equalised when Perisic sold Kelly a dummy to cut inside and drill hard and low with his left foot into the near bottom corner. Juve complained that there was a possible Lang handling offence in the build-up, but the VAR check considered it insufficient to disallow the goal.

 

Juve restored their advantage with another strong run down the right flank, this time from Francisco Conceicao whose low effort was parried with one glove at the near post by Benitez, only into the path of Mbangula to turn in the rebound from seven yards.

 

 

Juventus 2-1 PSV Eindhoven

McKennie 34 (J), Perisic 56 (P), Mbangula 82 (J)

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Read more -> https://football-italia.net/champions-league-juventus-2-1-psv-advantage/

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Superb-sub Mbangula saves the day as Juventus beat PSV in playoff first leg

 

 

Juventus secured a 2-1 win against PSV in the first leg of the Champions League play-off this evening.

 

Juventus began as the better side, forcing Walter Benítez into making some important saves early on.

 

They had beaten PSV in an earlier game in the same competition this season and looked likely to do so again as the Dutch side struggled for control. ............

 

The Old Lady then earned a deserved lead through Weston McKennie, who rifled a volley home from the edge of the box, thanks to some fine work from Federico Gatti. ............

 

At the break, Juve were ahead, and Thiago Motta replaced the ineffective Kenan Yıldız with Samuel Mbangula at halftime. ............

 

PSV then drew level through Ivan Perišić as Juventus players protested for a handball in the build-up, but a VAR check never spotted it, and the goal was given. ............

 

 

Dušan Vlahović was also brought on, but it was Mbangula who scored the goal to make it 2-1.

 

PSV put in a fine effort and began to threaten the Bianconeri again as they searched for an equaliser, but Juve held on to win the game.

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Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/superb-sub-mbangula-saves-the-day-as-juventus-beat-psv-in-playoff-first-leg/