Ruud van Nistelrooij chose to start with Philipp Mwene and Ismael Saibari in PSV’s first leg against AS Monaco on Tuesday evening. Expected it beforehand Eindhovens Dagblad that André Ramalho would return to the starting line-up, but that is not the case. Due to the changes, Johan Bakayoko and Ki-Jana Hoever have been referred to the bank.
First goalkeeper Walter Benítez can once again show it under the bar after his good debut against Ajax. Mwene takes over the right back position from the disappointing Hoever. Just like against Ajax, Jordan Teze plays in the center back with Armando Obispo and Philipp Max will fill the left back position again. The experienced Ramalho has to watch from the bench again. Last Saturday, the Brazilian returned from his ankle injury. Half an hour before time, Ramalho was allowed to come in.
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Van Nistelrooij does not make any changes in midfield, so that Ibrahim Sangaré, Guus Til and Joey Veerman return to the base in the Stade Louis II. The PSV trainer also had few reasons for a substitution of Til, who crowned his debut against Ajax with a hat-trick last Saturday. With Marco van Ginkel, Xavi Simons and Érick Gutiérrez, Van Nistelrooij has a lot of tastes on the bench for possible changes.
The people from Eindhoven start in the front with Saibari, Luuk de Jong and Cody Gakpo. In the absence of Yorbe Vertessen, Carlos Vinícius and Sávio, Van Nistelrooij will hope that his vanguard will remain fit for as long as possible. Bakayoko, Xavi Simons and Richard Ledezma are the most obvious alternatives up front, looking at the current match selection.
Myron Boadu is missing from Monaco, who has been struggling with a foot injury for some time. As a result, the Eindhoven defense will have to watch out for Wissam Ben Yedder and Takumi Minamino tonight. Ben Yedder scored no fewer than 25 goals in Ligue 1 last season, while the Japanese came over from European superpower Liverpool this summer. The match in Monaco starts Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on both ESPNas on the open channel FOX.
Line-up AS Monaco: Nubel; Vanderson, Disasi, Maripan, Jakobs; Matazo, Fofana, Volland; Golovin, Ben Yedder, Minamino
PSV line-up: Benitez; Mwene, Teze, Obispo, Max; Sangare, Veerman, Til; Saibari, De Jong, Gakpo