PSV produced one of their best displays of the season to cruise to a 5-1 victory over Zurich in their second Europa League match.
Here’s how we think every player performed…
Walter Benitez, 6 – Had very little to do all night but did well when called upon, saving four of Zurich’s five shots on target.
Phillip Mwene, 6 – Didn’t do much wrong, but didn’t have that big an impact going forward either.
Andre Ramalho, 6 – Made a few small errors but was solid on the whole.
Armando Obispo, 7 – Looked assured at the back and on the ball, and got an assist with a lovely long pass before being subbed off at half-time.
Phillip Max, 6 – Positioned himself a little more cautiously than usual to prevent getting exposed defensively and was indeed untroubled, but didn’t contribute much offensively.
Ibrahim Sangare, 7 – Completely controlled the midfield, recovering the ball and playing it forward time and time again.
Joey Veerman, 7 – Created chances and started attacks with his excellent passing.
Xavi Simons, 7 – Lost the ball quite a few times but had some lovely touches and scored a good goal.
Ismael Saibari, 6 – Worked hard and had his moments but wasn’t able to create a huge amount.
Yorbe Vertessen, 5 – Didn’t do much, taking just 14 touches, but what he did do was excellent, with the Belgian getting two great goals, producing two glorious runs and finishes.
Cody Gakpo, 8 – Yet another absolutely stunning display from the winger, who got two stunning goals and a great assist. Erling Haaland is now the only man he doesn’t have more goal contributions than in Europe’s top leagues this season, with the two level on 22.
SUBSTITUTES
Jordan Teze, 6
Anwar El Ghazi, N/A
Guus Til, N/A
Johan Bakayoko, N/A
Ki-Jana Hoever, N/A
Finley Crebolder
