Peter Bosz claimed that PSV Eindhoven’s Champions League defeat to Juventus was “pointless to lose” after conceding late on to Samuel Mbangula’s purpose.
PSV had recovered effectively from Weston McKennie’s opening purpose, with Ivan Perisic levelling the competition within the 56th minute, earlier than spurning some probabilities to win the sport.
However Mbangula, on instead, snatched a winner with eight minutes remaining, handing Thiago Motta’s aspect a slender benefit heading into the second leg.
PSV have now did not win their final six Champions League video games in opposition to Italian groups (D1 L5), their longest present winless run in opposition to groups from a single nation.
“I feel it’s a disgrace,” Bosz mentioned afterwards. “I didn’t assume it was essential to lose. Why did it occur?
“As a result of it’s a high match and these sorts of sport normally activate small particulars. And we got here up quick on two or three of them.”
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“I feel it was an pointless loss,” added Bosz. “We had a tough time within the first 5 minutes however after that I assumed we had a grip on the match.
“We dared to play soccer and the primary large likelihood got here our means. We scored a fantastic purpose to make the rating 1-1. Then it’s a disgrace that you just give it away like this.”
Mbangula’s winner got here from an error by PSV goalkeeper Walter Benitez, who parried Francisco Conceicao’s cross into the younger Belgian’s path to complete.
However apart from mentioning the errors his aspect made, Bosz was fast to laud the efficiency of Perisic, who turned 36 initially of February.
The Croatian netted a shocking equaliser, brilliantly bringing down Noa Lang’s blocked shot earlier than firing a left-footed shot in at Michele Di Gregorio’s close to submit.
“I feel what he confirmed was very particular. Not solely as a result of he scored, however I feel it was a really well-taken purpose.”