PSV Eindhoven vs Leicester City, 2021-22 UEFA Europa Conference League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Leicester City advance 2-1 on aggregate
PSV Eindhoven
  • 27': Eran Zahavi
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2nd Leg - Leicester City advance 2-1 on aggregate
Leicester City
  • 77': James Maddison
  • 88': Ricardo Pereira

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Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 2': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Érick Gutiérrez tries a through ball, but Mario Götze is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Érick Gutiérrez (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 8': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mauro Júnior.
  • 11': Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 12': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jordan Teze.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Mario Götze (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Philipp Max with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Mario Götze (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 15': Hand ball by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 20': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 24': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
  • 25': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joey Veerman following a corner.
  • 27': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Leicester City 0. Eran Zahavi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Götze.
  • 31': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Philipp Max.
  • 31': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wesley Fofana following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 37': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
  • 37': Mario Götze (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Joey Veerman tries a through ball, but Mauro Júnior is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Érick Gutiérrez (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 40': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins PSV Eindhoven 1, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Marc Albrighton.
  • 47': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 49': Hand ball by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eran Zahavi.
  • 53': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 55': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
  • 55': Mario Götze (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. André Ramalho (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
  • 57': Mario Götze (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Eran Zahavi (PSV Eindhoven) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by André Ramalho following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by André Ramalho (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 59': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 63': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 63': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Yvon Mvogo.
  • 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 67': Eran Zahavi (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 67': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
  • 67': Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 68': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 72': Eran Zahavi (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 74': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Fredrik Oppegård replaces Philipp Max.
  • 75': Foul by Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 75': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Eran Zahavi (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 76': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
  • 80': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 80': Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 81': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Ibrahim Sangaré tries a through ball, but Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Ritsu Doan replaces Joey Veerman.
  • 82': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Carlos Vinícius replaces Eran Zahavi.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 83': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Yvon Mvogo.
  • 84': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
  • 84': Ritsu Doan (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 86': André Ramalho (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
  • 87': Foul by Carlos Vinícius (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 87': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 88': Goal! PSV Eindhoven 1, Leicester City 2. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Érick Gutiérrez (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 90': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Bruma replaces Érick Gutiérrez.
  • 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 90'+1': Mario Götze (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Mario Götze (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Carlos Vinícius (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 90'+2': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Leicester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Leicester City 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
57.6 Possession 42.4
15 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
450 Accurate Passes 291
550 Passes 400
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.4
56 Long Balls 73
20 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
5 Effective Tackles 7
12 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 11
15 Effective Clearances 15
15 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Philips Stadion
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Attendance: 35,000

Line-Ups

PSV PSV Eindhoven (4-3-3)

No. Name
38 Yvon Mvogo (GK)
5 André Ramalho
3 Jordan Teze
31 Philipp Max
17 Mauro Júnior
27 Mario Götze
6 Ibrahim Sangaré
15 Érick Gutiérrez
7 Eran Zahavi
11 Cody Gakpo
23 Joey Veerman
PSV Eindhoven Substitutes:
Maxi Romero, Marco van Ginkel, Vincent Müller, Carlos Vinícius, Ritsu Doan, Joel Drommel, Fredrik Oppegard, Yorbe Vertessen, Bruma, Richard Ledezma.

LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6 Jonny Evans
3 Wesley Fofana
27 Timothy Castagne Yellow Card
21 Ricardo Pereira
8 Youri Tielemans
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
10 James Maddison
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
7 Harvey Barnes
11 Marc Albrighton
Leicester City Substitutes:
Sammy Braybrooke, Ademola Lookman, Ayoze Pérez, Luke Thomas, Jannik Vestergaard, Caglar Söyüncü, Chituru Odunze, Daniel Amartey, Patson Daka, Eldin Jakupovic, Hamza Choudhury, James Justin.

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