Olivier Boscagli had a significant part in last weekend's victory. The defender was involved in both goals with two beautiful passes, but his other statistics are also worth writing home about.
Those who did not know before this weekend that Oli has a great pass in the house, now know. In the early stages of the match, it is the Monegasque, who puts Guus Til alone in front of the goalkeeper with a wonderful pass. It forces Kodai Sano to make an irregular intervention, for which the Japanese gets red, and PSV a penalty. Luuk de Jong exploits the penalty, but Olivier's part in the 1-0 is thus considerable. In the 16th minute, Olivier again chooses a long ball to again Guus Til. This time the defense cannot prevent Guus from scoring, and Oli records an assists.
The statistics underscore the number 18's part, as he entered 9 dribbles, blocked one shot, won his only aerial duel and intercepted a pass. Olivier's moment of the match should have been a shot from distance. Unfortunately, his attempt landed on the crossbar and the goalkeeper was then able to pick it up.
Passing
Olivier sent 108 passes, the highest number on PSV's side. 93 of his passes arrived to a fellow player, again no one scored better. Five of these he played into the opponent's 16-meter area and 93 went forward.
