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The Europa League will finally start again for PSV on Thursday evening. The opponent in the Philips Stadium is the Spanish Granada, which will make its debut at a major European tournament this season. However, the people of Eindhoven will have to be careful, because the Spaniards are known in their own country as a dangerous giant killer.
PSV Eindhoven:
With four wins and a draw, PSV can look back on a great start to the competition. The Vollgas-Fußball that the new trainer Roger Schmidt has in mind is increasingly being released, such as last weekend at PEC Zwolle, where the 0-3 final score was already on the scoreboard at half time. Of course there is still plenty of work to be done in Eindhoven, but the good results ensure confidence and happy faces.
These are busy times for PSV, which will have a double program almost every week in the coming period. To keep everyone fresh and sharp, Schmidt will have to rotate, although it does make a difference that he is now allowed to change five times instead of three times. However, the Eindhoven team will not have access to the basic players Eran Zahavi and Jordan Teze on Thursday evening, who are in quarantine.
UPDATE: Rosario, Gakpo and Delanghe have tested positive for corona.
Granada:
Anyone who had predicted, roughly a year and a half ago, that Granada would now be in the group stage of the Europa League, was immediately declared crazy. At that time, the red and white were still active in the Segunda Division, the second level of Spain. Trainer Diego Martinez helped the Andalusians to promotion, however, to immediately claim seventh place in LaLiga. As a reward, Granada now plays European football for the first time in its 89-year club history.
Granada is again in excellent shape this season. Last weekend, the Andalusians managed to stunt by winning the regional derby against Sevilla 1-0. “This is a great victory,” said Martinez, who saw his team rise to sixth place. ‘Everyone has done a fantastic job, this result gives us a lot of self-confidence.’ Yet it is not all cake and egg in the Nuevo Los Carmenes, because various players have to pass up the trip to Eindhoven. The main absentee is attack leader Roberto Soldado, who recently tested positive for corona.