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No more European football for PSV
Tuesday 21 October 2008
PSV can start focussing on the
Eredivisie alone from today onwards as their 1-3 defeat
at the hands of Liverpool mean they have been eliminated
from all European tournaments.
The team of Huub Stevens finished
fourth in Group D after five defeats and won victory.
Olympique Marseilles, who drew
0-0 at home against Atletico Madrid will continue in
the UEFA Cup.
Before the game the target was
clear: get a better result against Liverpool than Marseilles
get against Atletico to gain a ticket for the third
round of the UEFA Cup.
But in the end the result of the
match in the south of France was unimportant as PSV
did not manage to get anything against the second choice
of the English league leaders.
Things seemed to head in the right
direction when Lazovic gave PSV the lead in the 37th
minute, but before the break Liverpool leveled via Ryan
Babel after a defensive mishap of Otman Bakkal.
Babel's goal appeared a serious
blow for PSV as their good intentions resulted in very
little after the break.
Marcellis hit the post and Bakkal
saw a shot blocked by Diego Cavalieri.
In the 69th PSV's elimination started
to take shape when Albert Riera lashed a shot passed
PSV-keeper Andreas Isaksson: 1-2.
Less then ten minutes later all
was decided when David N'Gog finished a fast counter
attack: 1-3.
PSV Eindhoven-Liverpool 1-3
1-0 36' Lazovic
1-1 44' R. Babel
1-2 69' A. Riera
1-3 77' D. NGog
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