Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven battled into the last 16 of the Champions League Wednesday, after a pulsating 3-1 extra-time win over Juventus gave them a 4-3 aggregate play-off victory.
Centre-back Ryan Flamingo seized on some poor Juventus defending to poke the ball home in the first period of extra time, sending PSV through to face either Arsenal or Inter Milan.
Roared on by a boisterous crowd at the Philips Stadion, the hosts started the brighter, pressing the Juventus defence, dominating possession, and winning 50-50 balls.
⚽️ GOAL: Ryan Flamingo
— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) February 19, 2025
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But the first half ended goalless, PSV unable to turn possession into opportunity and Juventus happy to sit on their 2-1 lead from the first leg in Turin.
Needing a goal to stay in the tie, the home side attacked the second half with more urgency, and with 53 minutes on the clock, PSV were back in the tie with a magnificent goal.
Winger Noa Lang beat two Juventus defenders and delivered a pinpoint pass to veteran Croatian striker Ivan Perisic, who controlled the ball brilliantly and drilled an unstoppable shot into the corner.
Perisic goal pic.twitter.com/orZSvfvIdC
— Fico (@CFCFico) February 19, 2025
PSV were well on top, Lang curling a shot just past the post and talismanic striker Luuk de Jong seeing his header cleared off the line.
But against the run of play, the Serie A side took back the aggregate lead via a fantastic strike from Timothy Weah, who blazed a low shot past Walter Benitez from outside the penalty area.
PSV continued to press hard and the pressure eventually told as Moroccan midfielder Ismael Saibari seized on a goalmouth scramble to smash the ball into the top corner.
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