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PSV through after late win in Champions League

Xinhua, December 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

PSV advanced to the knockout stages of the Champions League as first Dutch club since the 2006/2007 season by beating CSKA Moscow 2-1 in Eindhoven.

   Reigning Dutch champions PSV needed a win to be sure of qualifying for the last 16, while a draw would be enough if group leaders VfL Wolfsburg would beat Manchester United. A defeat would mean elimination in Europe.

   The home-team had chances in the first half, but failed to score. After a foul by Andres Guardado on Zoran Tosic CSKA received a penalty, which was converted by Sergey Ignashevich in the 76th minute. With this score PSV was ousted, but Luuk de Jong equalized from close range within four minutes.

   After United made it 2-2 in Wolfsburg PSV would nevertheless be eliminated for the Champions League, but five minutes from time Davy Propper's long distance shot earned PSV the win and at the same time Wolfsburg came 3-2 in front against Manchester United again.

   With PSV's 2-1 win against CSKA and Wolfsburg 3-2 victory against Manchester United PSV qualified for the next round as No. 2 in Group B, on 10 points, two behind Wolfsburg and with two more than Manchester United, which had to settle for the Europa League, and six more than CSKA Moscow.  

   With the win and the qualification PSV ended a nine-year period of Champions League misery for the Netherlands. PSV also were the previous club to survive the group phase in the 2006/07 season. That season they were ousted by later finalists Liverpool in the quarterfinals.  Endi