PSV left a good impression on the Portuguese media on Wednesday evening. The team from Eindhoven already trailed 2-0 in the first half, but suffered a loss with perspective shortly after the break due to a goal from Cody Gakpo. The goalscorer impresses the Portuguese the most.
Tribuna Expresso headlines that Gakpo was ‘not afraid’ of Benfica. “Benfica disappeared in the second half, enabling PSV to come back into the game. Gakpo, the best player at PSV, made sure that everything is still open in the return. Benfica will have to work hard to reach the group stage of the Champions League,” the conclusion reads. “Gakpo was difficult to control for Benfica’s defense in the second half.”
“The collapse of Benfica should worry Jorge Jesus, whether it was for physical or tactical reasons,” the Portuguese medium continues. “Jesus cannot afford to miss the Champions League group stage for the second time in a row. Benfica showed that with a fresh head they are better than PSV. So only with a fresh head they will not have a huge problem in the Netherlands next week.”
‘Benfica beats PSV on the way to the Champions League and the millions’, headlines A Bola. Gakpo relaunched the game in the second half, although Benfica managed to hold on to the lead until the final whistle. oh jogo and Record unanimously appoint goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos as the great star of the match between Benfica and PSV. “The goalkeeper was the best on the field and ensured that the precious victory was preserved,” he said Record. “But everything is still open. Benfica has a lead and that is the best news from the Estádio da Luz.”
“PSV mainly bet on the speed and technique of Noni Madueke in the first half,” Benfica writes in the match report on its website. “In the second half, Madueke was a little less in the game, but Mario Götze and Cody Gakpo especially stood out on the side of PSV. Especially Gakpo, who delivered four shots. He also scored for the visitors shortly after the break. In the end, Benfica recorded its fifth victory in the fifth game of this season.”