2024-02-19 21:06:24
Visiting the PSV Eindhoven fiefdom is not easy, in fact the Dutch team has not lost at home in an official match since November 12, 2022. 30 consecutive parties without losing as local. This season they managed to draw Arsenal at the Philips Stadion.
PSV is back in the Round of 16 since the 15/16 season. That PSV Eindhoven was eliminated by Atlético de Madrid. He managed to keep a clean sheet both in the first leg and in the return leg, although He was eliminated on penalties by Atlético de Madrid. That season the Spanish lost the Champions League final on penalties.
For its part, Borussia Dortmund wants to make up for its irregular season in the Bundesliga. Although in the Champions League they are having a great season, since they managed to go first in the group of death formed by PSG, Milan and Newcastle.
PSV has not lost in everything we have in the Eredivise
In the current league campaign, the team Peter Bosz They have won everything at home with eleven victories, while as visitors they are all victories and only two draws. They are sweeping the Eredivise, as they are ten points clear of second-placed Feyenoord.
If something negative can be taken from Eindhoven, it is that they were eliminated in the KNVB Cup for Feyenoord three weeks ago.
The German team has four victories in the last six games. Only two goals conceded with four goals to zero. They have not lost since before the Bundesliga’s winter break, when they did so against Leipzig on December 9.
They are fourth in the Bundesliga closely followed by Leipzig. Something exciting for fans of the Borussia Dortmund is that they have only lost once as visitors in the Bundesliga, against Stuttgart. The box of Edin Terzic has Niclas Füllkrug, who has six goals in six games since returning from the winter break. The ex of Werder Bremen He also adds two assists.
History of confrontations
As for direct duels, they have only faced each other in the group stage of the Champions League in the 02/03 season. The first of the confrontations took place in the PSV field, where the Borussia Dortmund He started winning zero to two. With 15 minutes remaining, PSV closed the gap, but in the 90th minute, Borussia Dortmund sealed the match.
Already in the Signal Iduna Park, On the fourth day of the group stage, the PSV managed to get a point. In the 2017 season they met again in a friendly in which the Borussia Dortmund won by four points to one.
The coach of Borussia Dortmund, Edin Terzic about the rival: “We have great respect for PSV. They are very fast, strong in dribbling and create many opportunities. To have all this you need a good plan, good players and self-confidence, which they have. Soand fundamentally optimistic, and we will need both ball possession and counter-attacking football to be successful tomorrow.
The goal of Borussia Dortmund, Gregor Kobel: “We have played well in all the group stage games, and I am doing my best to help my team. It was great to be able to save a penalty in Milan. Tomorrow we are looking forward to facing the challenge and we are very motivated.”
Peter Bosz, PSV coach: Dortmund knows how to counterattack well and also has players with the ability to play good positional play. Johan Bakayoko trained with the team yesterday, so he is on the right track. “I hope that tomorrow the public will support the team from the opening whistle.”
Bosz on his time in the Borussia Dortmund: “It’s been a long time since then. I’m trying to focus on tomorrow’s game. There aren’t many players or staff who are the same as they were from my time. I want to see Julian Brandt, I know him from Leverkusen. He’s a very good player, and I hope he doesn’t play against us.”
PSV: Benítez; Teze, Ramalho, Boscagli y Dest; Veerman, Schouten y Saibari; Bakayoko, De Jong y Lozano.
Warned of sanction: Boscagli and André Ramalho.
Dortmund: Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Sabitzer, Salih Özcan; Malen, Sancho, Bynoe-Gittens, Füllkrug
Warned of sanction: Hummels and Schlotterbeck.
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