With two goals, Donyell Malen was the big man for PSV's side Thursday night. His hits helped PSV past Omonia Nicosia after some much-discussed days. 'We handled all the circumstances well,' the captain said in the absence of Denzel Dumfries.
Afterwards, there was widespread talk of a handsome victory. "I am indeed standing here with a wonderful feeling," said the two-time PSV goal scorer, who was missing a team of players due to injuries and positive Coronatests and only today welcomed the last base player to the island. "It was a couple of separate days, that we still win makes me happy. As a team we handled all the circumstances well."
So did the much-discussed Jordan Teze. The defender was added to the squad as the 19th man on Thursday and played more than creditably for 90 minutes against Omonia. "It has been a long day, but I am very happy that I ended it with a win," Teze said, talking about the past few days. "When I was on the plane, I heard that I was not allowed to enter the country. Before that it was allowed. Of course the situation is not easy, but I just adjusted to the fact that I had to play. We needed this win."