UEFA Champions League

Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Juventus
  • 21': Kenan Yildiz
  • 27': Weston McKennie
  • 52': Nicolás González
FT
3 - 1
PSV Eindhoven
  • 90'+3': Ismael Saibari

McKennie goal helps Juventus start UCL with win over PSV

Juventus beat visitors PSV Eindhoven 3-1 on their Champions League return on Tuesday, helped by two quick-fire goals from Kenan Yildiz and Weston McKennie in the first half.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Olivier Boscagli.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Federico Gatti (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jerdy Schouten.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Richard Ledezma with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
  • 17': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 17': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 21': Goal! Juventus 1, PSV Eindhoven 0. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolás González.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross.
  • 25': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
  • 25': Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Juventus) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
  • 27': Goal! Juventus 2, PSV Eindhoven 0. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 29': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Luuk de Jong with a headed pass.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Ledezma with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González with a through ball.
  • 34': Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 34': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Federico Gatti.
  • 42': Foul by Matteo Dams (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 42': Nicolás González (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
  • 45': First Half ends, Juventus 2, PSV Eindhoven 0.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
  • 45': Second Half begins Juventus 2, PSV Eindhoven 0.
  • 46': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
  • 46': Ryan Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 47': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Offside, Juventus. Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
  • 51': Offside, Juventus. Kenan Yildiz is caught offside.
  • 52': Goal! Juventus 3, PSV Eindhoven 0. Nicolás González (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic with a through ball.
  • 55': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
  • 55': Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Substitution, Juventus. Danilo replaces Federico Gatti because of an injury.
  • 57': Substitution, Juventus. Khéphren Thuram replaces Manuel Locatelli.
  • 62': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Noa Lang replaces Guus Til.
  • 62': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Ismael Saibari replaces Joey Veerman.
  • 63': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
  • 63': Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 64': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás González following a fast break.
  • 68': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
  • 68': Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Substitution, Juventus. Nicolò Fagioli replaces Kenan Yildiz.
  • 69': Substitution, Juventus. Timothy Weah replaces Nicolás González.
  • 73': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
  • 73': Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noa Lang.
  • 75': Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Luiz replaces Weston McKennie.
  • 76': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 76': Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Mauro Júnior replaces Matteo Dams.
  • 77': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Ricardo Pepi replaces Luuk de Jong.
  • 78': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Johan Bakayoko is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
  • 80': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 83': Foul by Timothy Weah (Juventus).
  • 83': Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noa Lang.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Joël Drommel (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 86': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Adamo Nagalo replaces Richard Ledezma.
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Khéphren Thuram (Juventus).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
  • 89': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jerdy Schouten.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Juventus 3, PSV Eindhoven 1. Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Juventus 3, PSV Eindhoven 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Juventus 3, PSV Eindhoven 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 4
56.3 Possession 43.7
13 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
530 Accurate Passes 401
601 Passes 468
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 6
24 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.5
47 Long Balls 44
28 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 14
18 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
10 Interceptions 5
9 Effective Clearances 20
9 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 40,417

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 6 +12 18
2 Barcelona 6 +14 15
3 Arsenal 6 +9 13
4 Bayer Leverkusen 6 +7 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

JUV Juventus (4-3-3)

No. Name
29 Michele Di Gregorio (GK)
3 Bremer
4 Federico Gatti
27 Andrea Cambiaso
15 Pierre Kalulu
5 Manuel Locatelli
8 Teun Koopmeiners
16 Weston McKennie
9 Dusan Vlahovic
10 Kenan Yildiz
11 Nicolás González
Juventus Substitutes:
Danilo, Juan Cabal, Khephren Thuram, Timothy Weah, Jonas Rouhi, Samuel Mbangula, Nicolo Fagioli, Douglas Luiz, Carlo Pinsoglio, Vasilije Adzic, Nicolò Savona, Mattia Perin.

PSV PSV Eindhoven (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Joel Drommel (GK)
18 Olivier Boscagli
6 Ryan Flamingo
32 Matteo Dams
37 Richard Ledezma
22 Jerdy Schouten
23 Joey Veerman
20 Guus Til
9 Luuk de Jong
7 Malik Tillman
11 Johan Bakayoko
PSV Eindhoven Substitutes:
Adamo Nagalo, Ismael Saibari, Mauro Júnior, Tygo Land, Michael Bresser, Couhaib Driouech, Noa Lang, Tijn Smolenaars, Niek Schiks, Ricardo Pepi, Isaac Babadi.

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