PSV hold wintering in their own hands by draw in Manchester – NU.nl

PSV, who in the first round of play at home with 2-1 won the English top team, now stands at seven points from five matches and on Tuesday, December 8th with a home win over CSKA Moscow enough to stand for the first time since 2006 / 2007 to qualify for the knock-out phase of the Champions League.

VfL Wolfsburg won earlier in the night 2-0 with CSKA. The Russians thus have four points and can not overwinter in the main European club tournament.

Manchester United is second in Group B with eight points and needs about two weeks visiting Wolfsburg.

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Narsingh

The team of Louis van Gaal, where Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial again were fit enough to start, PSV put direct pressure at Old Trafford. Goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet had to quickly take action to shots from Bastian Schweinsteiger and Memphis Depay.

The visitors could Luciano Narsingh, who made the 2-1 in the home game against United, again starting at the base, but the winger soon became injured and was replaced in the eighteenth minute by Gastón Pereiro.

After half an hour was Morgan Schneiderlin corner of Daley Blind close to the opening goal, but Sweet was the commitment of the midfielder just to hold the line.

Shortly thereafter plunged PSV first dangerous for the purpose of David de Gea. Jorrit Hendrix tried the ball to curl after a counterattack in the far corner but the keeper of United could bring salvation

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In the last ten minutes of the first half had two opportunities Martial on the 1-0, but Sweet stood with both deploying the Frenchman in the way.

Memphis

In the second half PSV played with a strong Andrés Guardado and Davy Pröpper in midfield without too many problems stand against the unconvincing United.

Memphis, more accurately in the Philips Stadium, was called off the pitch after an hour by Van Gaal.

With only twenty minutes began crowd to murmur increasing. Shortly after receiving the ‘Mancunians’ the best chance after the break, but Jesse Lingard worked the ball ten meters across.

In the final stage it was even PSV made the most claim to a hit, but also booked the 0-0 team of Phillip Cocu an excellent result. Setback was the yellow card Santiago Arias in overtime, leaving the right back is suspended for the match against CSKA.

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By: NU.nl