PSV has received two fines from UEFA for the home match in the quarterfinals of the Conference League against Leicester City (1-2). The penalties amount to a total of 50,000 euros: two times 25,000 euros for setting off fireworks and for disturbances in the public. The English visitors will also be fined for disturbances in the public, worth 15,000 euros.
PSV was already fined in the Conference League earlier in the season, in the home game against Sturm Graz. At the time, the tap on the fingers was 30,000 euros. Roger Schmidt’s team will close the season at relegated PEC Zwolle on Sunday. This will also be the last game of the German, who will leave for Benfica after this season. PSV ends the season as runner-up in the Eredivisie. However, the Eindhoven team did win the TOTO KNVB Cup, by trumping Ajax in the final battle in De Kuip with 2-1.
For example, the match against the English will have an extra bad aftertaste for PSV. After a goalless draw in Leicester and a 1-0 lead fifteen minutes before the end, the Eindhoven team seemed to be on their way to qualify for the semi-finals of the Conference League. James Maddison knew the Foxes However, to bring it alongside, after which Ricardo Pereira plunged PSV into mourning two minutes before the end with his winning goal.
That is how PSV’s adventure in the Conference League came to an end. Leicester City were eliminated in the semi-finals by José Mourinho’s AS Roma, who thus reached the final of the tournament in Tirana. In the final battle, Feyenoord is the opponent. The Rotterdammers are also the crown when it comes to fines in a European context this season. The club’s fine is now approaching half a million euros.
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