EINDHOVEN. PSV prevails over Lens 1-0 after L. de scored just 1 goal (12′). Lens lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Siebert with the assistance of Jan Seidel and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Daniel Schlager. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.55 degrees Celsius or 50.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Lens had a superior ball possession 57% while PSV was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PSV won the match.
PSV shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Lens shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
PSV received 2 yellow cards (André Ramalho and Hirving Lozano). Talking about the opposition, Lens received 7 yellow cards (Jonathan Gradit, Elye Wahi, Florian Sotoca, Deiver Machado, Morgan Guilavogui, Kevin Danso and Facundo Medina).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this encounter, PSV will have 5 points like Lens to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Lens will stay with 5 points like PSV to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
PSV – Formation
PSV
45'
66'
12'
PSV started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Bosz decided to play with the following team: Walter Benítez , Jordan Teze , André Ramalho , Olivier Boscagli , Sergiño Dest , Jerdy Schouten , Joey Veerman , Johan Bakayoko , Guus Til , Hirving Lozano and Luuk de Jong .
The home team had on the bench: Shurandy Sambo, Malik Tillman , Ricardo Pepi, Joël Drommel, Boy Waterman, Isaac Babadi, Patrick van Aanholt , Yorbe Vertessen and Ismael Saibari .
Substitutions
PSV made 4 changes: Joey Veerman for Ismael Saibari (66′), Guus Til for Malik Tillman (66′), Luuk de Jong for Ricardo Pepi (90′) and Hirving Lozano for Yorbe Vertessen (90′).
Best player: André Ramalho
The player that probably impressed the most for PSV was André Ramalho even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14.
Lens – Formation
Lens
Lens started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Franck Haise played with: Brice Samba , Jonathan Gradit , Kevin Danso , Facundo Medina , Przemysław Frankowski , Salis Abdul Samed , Nampalys Mendy , Deiver Machado , Florian Sotoca , Adrien Thomasson and Elye Wahi .
These were the players on the bench: Andy Diouf, Angelo Fulgini , Jean-Louis Leca, Faitout Maouassa, Massadio Haïdara , Wesley Saïd , Neil El Aynaoui , Abdukodir Khusanov, Morgan Guilavogui , Yannick Pandor and Tom Tony Pouilly.
Substitutions
Lens made 5 changes: Nampalys Mendy for Neil El Aynaoui (65′), Adrien Thomasson for Angelo Fulgini (65′), Elye Wahi for Wesley Saïd (82′), Deiver Machado for Massadio Haïdara (78′) and Przemysław Frankowski for Morgan Guilavogui (78′).
Best player: Brice Samba
The most impressive player for Lens was the goalkeeper: Brice Samba. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Napoli – FC Union Berlin – 1-1
- Real Sociedad – Benfica – 3-1
- FC Bayern München – Galatasaray – 2-1
- FC Copenhagen – Manchester United – 4-3
- Arsenal – Sevilla – 2-0
- PSV – Lens – 1-0
- Real Madrid – Sporting Braga – 3-0
- Salzburg – Inter – 0-1
