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  • Juventus 2 -1 PSV

    Juventus 2 -1 PSV

    Samuel Mbangula registered late to give Juventus a slender advantage over PSV in their Champions League knockout phase play-off.

    The Italian side, who finished 20th during the group phase, made a dominant start as Nicolas Gonzalez, Kenan Yildiz and Paris St-Germain loanee Randal Kolo Muani all had opportunities.

    Weston McKennie broke the deadlock in the 34th minute with a stunning strike from the edge of the area after PSV failed to clear their lines.

    Mbangula was introduced as a half-time substitute for Yildiz and almost had an immediate impact when his volley was cleared off the line by Ryan Flamingo.

    Despite struggling to carve out clear cut chances, the Dutch side levelled with just their second shot on target when Ivan Perisic nestled an effort into the bottom corner.

    Perisic’s first Champions League goal since 2020 was allowed to stand after a lengthy check by the video assistant referee following appeals that Noah Lang had used his hand in the build-up.

    With the game seemingly heading for a stalemate, Mbangula popped up to score the winner from just a couple of yards out.

    It is the second time the two clubs have met in this season’s Champions League with Juventus winning 3-1 when they hosted PSV in the group phase.

    The second-leg will take place at Philips Stadion on 19 February.

    Player of the match
    Number: 6L. Kelly
    Average rating8.38
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    PSV
    Number:6L. Kelly
    Average Rating:8.38

    Number:26Douglas Luiz
    Average Rating:7.06

    Number:16W. McKennie
    Average Rating:7.04

    Number:29M. Di Gregorio
    Average Rating:6.77

    Number:22T. Weah
    Average Rating:6.77

    Number:10K. Yıldız
    Average Rating:6.77

    Number:5M. Locatelli
    Average Rating:6.70

    Number:11N. González
    Average Rating:6.63

    Number:12Renato Veiga
    Average Rating:6.60

    Number:20R. Kolo Muani
    Average Rating:6.30

    Number:4F. Gatti
    Average Rating:6.29

    Number:7Francisco Conceição
    Average Rating:6.25

    Number:19K. Thuram
    Average Rating:6.00

    Number:9D. Vlahović
    Average Rating:6.00

    Number:51S. Mbangula
    Average Rating:5.95

    Number:8T. Koopmeiners
    Average Rating:5.60

  • PSG loan France forward Kolo Muani to Juventus

    Juventus signed Randal Kolo Muani on loan from Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday as the France forward seeks playing time away from the French capital.

    The two clubs released statements to confirm the deal, which will see Kolo Muani stay in Turin until June 30.

    The transfer had been held up because PSG had already filled their quota of players who could be loaned out to foreign clubs at the same time.

    However, the confirmation of Kolo Muani’s loan deal being completed follows reports in France on Wednesday that PSG’s Spanish defender Juan Bernat had rescinded his contract with the club and turned a loan move to Villarreal into a permanent transfer.

    Kolo Muani, 26, has remained a regular for the French national team despite starting just twice for PSG in the first half of the season.

    He has scored just two goals for the French champions since the campaign began, and has played just 78 minutes since the start of November.

    Kolo Muani joined from Eintracht Frankfurt in a reported 90 million-euro ($93.7m) transfer at the start of last season and netted nine goals in 40 appearances in his first campaign in Paris.

    His move to Turin will boost Juve’s forward line which has been hit with injuries.

    Thiago Motta’s team have had to play without a recognised striker in recent fixtures, and were toothless in a 0-0 draw against Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday.

    Juve are currently fifth in Serie A and travel to leaders Napoli on Saturday.

    Kolo Muani will be welcomed into the fold at Juve by fellow Frenchmen Pierre Kalulu and Khephren Thuram, the latter the son of World Cup and European Championship winner Lilian who won two league titles at Juve.