Borussia Dortmund vs PSV Player Ratings as Jadon Sancho shine

Borussia Dortmund vs PSV Match Review

Borussia Dortmund reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since the 2020-21 season after seeing off PSV Eindhoven 2-0 at home on Wednesday and win the tie 3-1 on aggregate. Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus were among the scorers for Der BVB, who are into Friday’s draw for the last-8.

Last month, the sides played out a tense 1-1 draw that kept the tie in the balance. Having never lost to PSV before, Dortmund were confident of their chances, and that showed when they made a fast start to the match. Ian Maatsen saw a shot parried over the bar in the second minute after the visitors had failed to clear their lines in the box.

Barely 60 seconds later, Dortmund were in front. Another sloppy play at the back by PSV saw Maatsen play Nicklas Fullkrug, who in turn switched it out to Julian Brandt. He then teed up Sancho who drilled a low shot that took a deflection off the post before finding the back of the net.

The hosts maintained dominion in the game for the remainder of the half, although PSV saw two chances through Johan Bakayoko and Guus Til saved at the other end. If the Farmers had leveled the scores early in the second half, the match would’ve opened up, but Dortmund came flying out of the blocks once more.

In the 78th minute, Reus had the ball in the back of the net but following a VAR review, it was ruled out. There was a handful of goalmouth action at both ends, with Dortmund and PSV both coming close, but lacking the cutting edge to make it count. Then in stoppage time, BVB finally broke PSV’s resistance, as Reus slotted home deep in stoppage time to make it 2-0 and seal their spot in the last 8. Here are Borussia Dortmund vs PSV Player Ratings:-

Borussia Dortmund vs PSV Player Ratings

Borussia Dortmund

Gregor Kobel (GK) – 8.5/10: Dortmund’s unsung hero of the night with seven saves in the match.

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Niklas Sule (RB) – 7/10: He kept everything kosher at the back with four tackles and read the game brilliantly

Emre Can (CB) – 7.5/10: Excellent positioning and was always involved whenever PSV looked to threaten; six clearances to boot

Matts Hummels (CB) – 8/10: He perfectly complimented Can with his positional awareness and timely tackles; he made six clearances and interceptions each, as well as five tackles

Ian Maatsen (LB) – 7.5/10: A thorn in PSV’s flesh with his attacking flair and eye for goal; on any other day, he might as well have come away with a goal or two

Salih Ozcan (DM) – 6.5/10: The Turkish international covered every blade of grass he could, demonstrating a tremendous work ethic.

Marcel Sabitzer (DM) – 7/10: He was key to impeding PSV’s movements and won back possession five times

Donyell Malon (RW) – 7/10: No goals against his former side last night, but Malon was still a threat nonetheless. He even made three key passes

Julian Brandt (AM) – 7.5/10: He assisted Sancho for the opener and tested PSV’s defense inside-out.

Jadon Sancho (LW) – 8/10: Bagged his first Champions League goal for Dortmund since returning last summer

Niclas Fullkrug (ST) – 7.5/10: With six aerial duels won, he was clearly strong in the air, but lacked accuracy with his shots as just one of his five attempts were on target.

PSV Eindhoven

Walter Benitez (GK) – 7.5/10: The PSV goalkeeper made five saves in the game and kept the match from being a complete blow-out

Jordan Teze (RB) – 6.5/10: A bright spark in PSV’s defense although he could have been more solid in possession

Jerdy Schouten (CB) – 6.5/10: He held the fort well for the Farmers and displayed his immaculate passing range

Olivier Boscagli (CB) – 7/10: His six clearances is a testament to his vision, while he also sought to get his side on the attacking foot with a staggering 22 long balls

Sergino Dest (LB) – 7/10: A huge attacking menace for Dortmund to deal with. If only he had his attacking boots on, it might as well have counted

Guus Til (RM) – 5/10: Sancho clinically shot through his legs for the opener as Til struggled to cope with the intensity of the match. Replaced at half-time

Joey Veerman (DM) – 6.5/10: The 25-year-old created a wonderful chance for Hirving Lozano, but the Mexican could only find the side-netting

Mauro Junior (LM) – 6/10: He always looked to make things happen but seemed more hateful many times.

Johan Bakayoko (RW) – 8/10: PSV’s player of the match with three key passes, five crosses and eight ground duels won

Luuk de Jong (ST) – 7.5/10: The Dutchman missed two big chances in the game as he wasn’t clinical enough to make them count

Malik Tillman (LW) – 6/10: He was anonymous for most of the game and failed to muster a single effort in the match

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