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PSV, next Champions League challenge

Girona travel to Eindhoven to play the fourth matchday of the Champions League. The European dream continues and the team is about to make its second trip to Paris, and after visits to Montilivi Feyenoord and Bratislava, Míchel's players are aiming for their second consecutive victory in the competition with the visit to the Philips Stadium, despite the difficulties caused by injuries drive in. against a demanding rival who is top of the Eredivise and has not lost at home since 2022. Before last weekend's defeat at Ajax, the Dutch had won their first ten league games and were the top scorers (35) and worst scorers (6). ). However, the start to the Champions League wasn't the best as they started with a 3-1 defeat at Juventus and drew their next two games 1-1 against Sporting Portugal and PSG.

The big names of PSV

One of the mainstays of PSV is Luuk de Jong, top scorer with seven goals. The former Barça and Sevilla striker scored 29 goals last season, his record in professional football, and this year he is in his eighth season with the club. He is supported in attack by key players such as Lang, Til, Tillman, Lozano and Bakayoko, who have combined to score another 20 goals. The team's coach is Bosz, and the Dutchman began his second season as the team's coach this year. He previously coached major European clubs such as Olympique Lyon, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund and won the championship and the Johan Cruijff Schaal with PSV last season. In Europe they have scored three goals and conceded five goals. They also have important absentees such as Sergiño Dest, with a past at Barça, or Perisic, who is not registered for the competition.

Juvenile A wants to get on the path to qualification

Sergi Mora's boys have taken seven of the first nine points in the UEFA Youth League and are on the verge of progressing to the next round. After the draw against Slovan Bratislava, they want to take three points to qualify for the round of 32. They face PSV, who only got one point against PSG (3:3) on the last matchday and who had lost their two previous games.