September 17, (THEWILL) – Juventus started their 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League campaign with a convincing 3-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven at the Allianz Stadium. The Italian side’s performance was marked by a six-minute burst of dominance in the first half, which effectively decided the match.
Kenan Yildiz opened the scoring with a brilliant individual effort, becoming Juventus’ youngest UCL goalscorer in the process. Weston McKennie doubled the lead shortly after, capitalising on a defensive error. Nicolas Gonzalez added a third early in the second half, marking his European debut with a goal.
PSV, despite their strong start to the Eredivisie season, struggled to cope with Juventus’ intensity. The Dutch side managed to score a late consolation through Ismael Saibari, but it was too little, too late. Peter Bosz’s team will likely need to target home victories against more evenly-matched opponents to progress in the competition.
For Juventus manager, Thiago Motta, it was an impressive start to his UCL career. The Italian giants will look to build on this performance when they face RB Leipzig in their next group-stage match in two weeks’ time.
The result puts Juventus in a strong position in their group, while PSV will need to regroup quickly to keep their qualification hopes alive. Both teams will be aware that there is still a long way to go in this season’s European campaign.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
