Preview

November 27, Eindhoven, Campus de Herdgang, 15:00
The live stream will be available on the FC Shakhtar app and the club’s official website

Match build-up

After a two-week international break, Shakhtar youth team confidently beat Inhulets U19 (6-0) in the home match and kept their leadership in the domestic league (40 points, 13 wins and 1 draw, goal difference: 46–9).

The Miners are also successful in the UEFA Youth League, and they are 7th in the standings with 9 points after 4 matches. In the previous rounds, the Orange-and-Blacks defeated Young Boys U19 (3-2), Arsenal U19 (1-0) and Bologna U19 (4-3) and lost to Atalanta U19 (0-3). We note that the Pitmen approach the match against PSV U19 in great shape with an 8-match winning streak. The top goalscorer is Viktor Tsukanov (3 goals in 4 games).

Anton Drozd, defender:

– After the two-week break and the match against Inhulets U19, we had a series of training sessions, and I think that we approach the meeting with PSV U19 in good shape. Every match in the UEFA Youth League is special and important, so every time we come on with the appropriate mood and desire to win.

Opponents

The beginning of the season was quite tough for PSV U19, because they achieved only one victory in the first five rounds of the domestic league. However, later the team got into shape and are 4th in the table with 17 points after 9 matches (5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, goal difference: 26–8).

The Dutch team show mixed results in the current UEFA Youth League campaign. PSV U19 are in the 29th spot with 2 points after 4 matches. In the previous rounds, the Dutch team lost to Juventus U19 (0-1) and Sporting U19 (0-2) and shared points with PSG U19 (3-3) and Girona U19 (1-1).

Match background

The teams did not meet in the UEFA Youth League.