PSV Eindhoven advances in the Europa League
#PSV_Eindhoven – #Arsenal – Played on 10/ 27/2022
PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands advanced to the European Football League’s (European
League) knockout rounds by defeating Arsenal 2-0 at home today, Thursday, in the fifth
round of Group A fixtures.
In the same round, Swiss Zurich defeated its visitor, Bodo Glimt of Norway, 2-1.
Despite the defeat, Arsenal, who suffered its first setback in the group stage, maintained the
lead with 12 points, two points more than Eindhoven, its nearest opponent.
Bodo Glimt maintained his position in third place with four points, while Zurich ranked last
with three points.
Joey Fermann scored the first goal for the Dutch team in the 56th minute, and Luke de Jong
added the second goal in the 63rd. PSV Eindhoven and Arsenal each scored two goals in the
second half.
Since the previous round, Arsenal had made sure that it had advanced from the group stage.
However, in order to maintain its lead in the standings and subsequently advance directly to
the round of 16, it needed to defeat Zurich in its final group match.
It is noted that the third-place clubs from the Champions League’s group stage will face the
runners-up from the eight European League groups in the round of 32.
In the second group, Fenerbahce of Turkey and Rennes of France were forced to a positive
3-3 draw, and AEK Larnaca of Cyprus and Dynamo Kyiv of Ukraine also ended in a draw.