The line-up of PSV for the return match in the third preliminary round of the Champions League visiting FC Midtjylland is known. Roger Schmidt grants Davy Pröpper his first base place since he returned to PSV this summer. This is at the expense of captain Marco van Ginkel, who gets rest. Jordan Teze also joins the team for Philipp Mwene. The match starts at 8 p.m. in the MCH Arena in Herning.
Pröpper joined Schmidt for the press conference a day before the match against Midtjylland. An unwritten rule in football is that the player present at the press moment has a starting place, so Pröpper’s starting was no longer a surprise. “It’s not up to me, the line-up is not yet clear,” said the 29-year-old midfielder on Monday. “So I can’t say too much about it yet.”
In his appearances against Galatasaray, FC Midtjylland and Ajax, Pröpper made a good impression. “I didn’t play very much at Brighton & Hove Albion last year and had a short preparation. I feel good, if I come in, I’m ready,” emphasized the midfielder, who took part in the duels with Galatasaray for a total of 48 minutes, was on the field against FC Midtjylland for twenty minutes and last Saturday against Ajax 29 minutes ahead. time in the field.
Outside of Pröpper and Teze, PSV will start in the now familiar line-up. That means that Joël Drommel is in the goal, while the defense consists of Teze, André Ramalho, Olivier Boscagli and Philipp Max. In midfield, Pröpper forms the controlling block with Ibrahim Sangaré, while Mario Götze has to take care of creativity on ten. The offensive line with Noni Madueke, Eran Zahavi and Cody Gakpo also feels familiar at PSV.
PSV won the home game convincingly 3-0 last week and traveled to Denmark with an excellent starting position. If the Eindhoven players reach the play-offs of the Champions League, then Benfica or Spartak Moscow will be the opponent. Both teams will face each other simultaneously with PSV on Tuesday evening, after Benfica won the game in Russia 0-2.
PSV line-up: drum; Teze, Ramalho, Boscagli, Max; Propper, Sangare; Madueke, Gotze, Gakpo; Zahavic