Champions League Qualification: Benfica turns Eindhoven

Weigl had already taken his former team-colleagues Götze already in a kind of man cover, as the PSV wanted to catch up on the 1: 2 deficit from the play-off first leg by their fast attackers in the age after the Ausgrägenstorregel. At first, Gakpo was hardly under control from Verissimo, then Otampendi was slowly slowing Zahavi (12th).

In the pace, Eindhoven came about counterparts, which enabled them more active Portuguese. At first, the hit, however, almost fell on the other side, Rafa Silva's shot of a few meters could be applied over the crossbeam (28th).

Verissimos Ellbogen - Zahavi awards against empty gate

Then the game tipped: Max met with his second completion the external network (30th), marriage Verissimo saw the second yellow card with his extended elbow (32.). Benfica retired at night, PSV ran. Now also with Madueke, just lacked only from the distance (35.) before he failed from a difficult angle to Vlachodimos (42.).

The power ratios did not change after the break, Benfica was busy with plenty of defensive work. Eindhoven attacked, but that is rarely really promising. Until the 62nd minute, when Zahavi suddenly stood in front of the empty gate in the outstanding position after a transverse pass from GakPo, but only five meters hit the crossbeam.

Vlachodimos as a double rescuer

Nicks and interruptions of all kinds submitted the largest printing phase of the PSV, which gradually ran away the time. Ramalho tried to remote violence (63., 77.), from where Sangaré also found his master in Vlachodimos (73.). Benfic's disciplined and concentrated defender frotted, the final man also stood out twice against cushioning (85.) and held that with the entry into the CL group phase 0: 0 at the end.