Perisic scored, then got sent off
Ivan Perisic did both. The PSV man put Croatia ahead against Spain in Split, then got a red card, and Croatia lost 1–2 (5)(9)(10)(12). Mikel Merino got the winner in the closing stages (5). Long stretches of that game looked like a draw, and then they didn't (5). Spain's win sealed their place in the Nations League quarterfinals early (9).
Heerenveen at home on Friday
PSV host Heerenveen on Friday at 20:00 (1). Four wins from the last five meetings (1). You go in third on 16 points from 7, +14 goal difference (form: W W D W L). After that it gets busy: RB Leipzig away on Tuesday, ADO Den Haag away on Saturday, Porto away on Tuesday.
Gasiorowski scored again for Spain U21
Yarek Gasiorowski found the net for Spain U21 in a 7–1 win over Romania, the result that booked their Euro 2027 place (8). Your defender is scoring for his country now.
Record books: €7m profit, €55m equity
Fifth year in a row in the black for PSV (7). Net profit of €7 million, equity up to a club record €55 million, revenue over €158 million (4). Marcel Brands and the board talked the numbers and the stadium in the same breath (7).
The stadium plan is getting real
PSV want big money from partners and outside investors to pay for expanding the Philips Stadion (2). Partners look like they will help with a substantial loan towards 53,000 to 54,000 seats (3). Names in the mix: Philips, VDL and ASML (3). And there are 20,000 people on the season ticket waiting list (3). Marcel Brands: "PSV expects more clarity in the coming months about the expansion of the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven" (3).
