PSV travels Wednesday morning with 24 players to Bodø for the sixth and final game in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. Head coach Ruud van Nistelrooij cannot call on Philipp Max, Mauro Junior, Jarrad Branthwaite, Boy Waterman and Ibrahim Sangaré in this match. The talented defender Emmanuel van de Blaak (17) from PSV Academy will make his debut with the selection.
Three sick.
Sangaré, Mauro and Branthwaite are ill, Max and Waterman both not yet fit. Yorbe Vertessen makes his return to the squad. He has recovered from the injury he sustained against sc Heerenveen. In addition to Van de Blaak, Mathijs Tielemans and goalkeeper Niek Schiks are also part of a European selection for the first time in an away game. The three talents were trained for a large part of their youth training at PSV Academy.
Van de Blaak signed last summer until 2025. Watch the video below.
Program
PSV will play the final match in the group stage of the Europa League on Thursday against Norwegian FK Bodø/Glimt. The previous encounter between these two teams ended in a draw. Later today, Van Nistelrooij will train with his team at the Aspmyra Stadium. He will also look ahead to the match later in the same stadium. Below is the full selection for the match against FK Bodø/Glimt.
Selection
Benitez, Hoever, Teze, Obispo, Ramalho, Simons, De Jong, Madueke, Gakpo, Guti, Drommel, Til, El Ghazi, Veerman, Bakayoko, Mwene, Vertessen, Sávio, Oppegard, Ledezma, Seelt, Schiks, Tielemans, Van de Blaak