An evening of decisions also in the Conference League. Tonight (Thursday), the four quarter-final rematch in the third factory of its importance will also be launched, and no small drama is expected. PSV Eindhoven will host Leicester after a zero-sum result in England, Slavia Prague will host Feyenoord after the 3-3 draw between them, Roma will try to recover from the 2-1 loss in Norway to Bodo Glimt and PAOK Thessaloniki will face Marseille in an attempt to erase 2-1 from the first meeting in Betzer.
PSV Eindhoven – Leicester City 0: 0 (Half 1, Live in Sports 2)
A fateful week for Eran Zehavi’s team. A week after returning with 0: 0 from England, it hosts the Foxes and in three days will already be in the final of the Dutch Cup against Ajax. Coach Roger Schmidt this week gave the league a rest for Cody Gakpo, Noni Madwaka, Mario Getza, Ibrahim Sangara and also Eran Zehavi. Except for Maduka, all those players started against the English in the hope of continuing a streak of 15 games without a loss in all competitions and possibly also towards winning their first European title since 1988. The one who will not be available for PSV is midfielder Olivier Buscali, who injured his knee and will not return this season. It is doubtful whether he will also be eligible for the start of next season.
Blaster City Jamie Vardy is still injured and absent, as are Wilfried Andidi and Ryan Bertrand, but Iosa Peres recovered from illness and returned to the squad. Ricardo Pereira, Timothy Castania, Calci Ihanacho and Harvey Barnes were rested in a 1-2 win over Crystal Palace earlier this week and are back in the squad, with Brendan Rogers knowing his side need to return with an away win – something they have only managed to do in three of 15 Her last games in all settings.
the progress of the game
Minute 9: An elevation to the PSV pitch found Evans’ head. The brake hit, the ball hit the head of his teammate Popana and went out.
14 min: Excellent condition of the host. Max raised to the field, kicked a kick from the air but Caspar Schmeichel sent his hand and top to the corner.
16th minute: Ihanacho sent a wonderful depth delivery to Barnes, who sailed for a great opportunity in the box but kicked weakly and out of frame.
Minute 27: Goal! Tillmans lost the ball to Getza, who left the ball to Zahavi. The Israeli, from a difficult angle, released a flat and accurate kick to the far corner of Schmeichel and made it 0: 1 for PSV.
Rome – Bodo Glimt (22:00, Sport1)
The biggest surprise last week took place in Norway, where the local team defeated Roma 1: 2. Bodo may have already beaten an unforgettable 1: 6 in the home leg of the Conference League this season and the sides also split 2: 2 at the Olimpico in Rome, but it was a quarter-final game and this time the Norwegians came out on top in the home game. If Bodo again pulls out a draw it will also rise at the expense of Mourinho to the semi-finals. Gianluca Mancini, who was injured in Norway and won a rest in the league, will return to the squad of Rome, which is in a good period and has won six of its last seven games in the league. At the gate of Bodo, the Russian-Israeli Nikita Chaikin will continue.
Slavia Prague – Feyenoord (22:00, Sport 3)
Feyenoord took a quick lead in the previous meeting against the Czech champions, fell behind in the second half and turned back, but absorbed again in the 95th minute and the sides parted ways in 3: 3. Now Ophir Marciano, who will open at the gate of the Dutch, will hope to show a better ability, one that will help him get fewer balls out of the net, win in Prague and qualify for the last four stages. In the league Feyenoord defeated the Hercules 1: 4 away and thus maintained the third place in the Dutch league, while Slavia defeated Pardovice 0: 4 and climbed to first place with a point advantage from Plzen.
PAOK Thessaloniki – Marseille (22:00, European Sports Celebration 1)
Marseille have seven straight wins in all competitions, including last week’s 1-2 win over Pauk at the Velodrome, a game in which Dimitri Payet scored one of the goals of the season with a 23-yard kick from the air. Substitute Omar al-Kadouri’s goal in the second half left Pauk in the rise picture. Pauk arrived in France after not playing in the league this week and therefore the players have been given a recovery time and rest that may help them considering that Marseille played on Sunday against Montpellier and maintained second place in the league.