Juventus secured a 2-1 win against PSV in the Champions League play-off first leg last night. Here are our player ratings:
Michele De Gregorio – 7.0
He could do nothing about the goal, but he also did not have much to do on the night.
Timothy Weah – 7.5
His pace caused PSV all kinds of problems when he bombed forward, and he defended well.
Federico Gatti – 7.5
A good night for the defender. He was solid at the back and earned an assist at the other end.
Renato Veiga – 7.0
He looks settled in the Juventus defence and will surely get better.
Lloyd Kelly – 6.5
He is settling in well, but he probably should not have made it so easy for Ivan Perišić to shoot and score.
Douglas Luiz – 7.5
One of Luiz’s best nights in Turin, as he combined well with the midfield to help Juve boss the game.
Manuel Locatelli – 7.0
As reliable as ever this season.
Nicolás González – 7.5
A threat every time Juve attacked, as his runs constantly opened up the PSV defence.
Weston McKennie – 8.0
Replaced Teun Koopmeiners behind the striker and delivered a terrific performance, including a stunning goal.
Kenan Yıldız – 6.0
Busy but ineffective. Hooked at half-time.
Randal Kolo Muani – 6.0
His goalscoring run came to an end as he did not contribute much.
Substitutes
Samuel Mbangula – 7.5
The definition of a super-sub tonight.
Francisco Conceição – 6.5
His darting run created the winning goal.
Khéphren Thuram – 6.0
Provided Juventus with an extra body in midfield to help control the game.
Teun Koopmeiners – 6.0
Still not making the impact he was signed to make.
Dušan Vlahović – N/A
Too generous. De Gregorio Should save the goal.
Mbangula played terrible except the goal.
And the shot cleared off the line.
The guys didn’t perform very well, but their determination was good. But this is a dangerous result. If they do not strive for victory in the return leg, they wont be in the last 16.
Unfortunately, Yildiz didn’t prove anything today either.
I don’t agree with the ratings either.
Mbangula’s goal saved him from a completely worthless performance.
Di Gregorio, Luiz, González, Veiga, Weah performed averagely.
(maximum 6 – 6.5 points)
I would give Conceicao at least 7 points. If he wasn’t there, the result of yesterday’s match would have been 1-1…
Kelly, Mbangula and Gonzalez -1,0 at least.