Twente 3–2 PSV, and it was Weidmann who decided it
Your team lost for the first time this season. FC Twente 3–2 PSV, and Daouda Weidmann scored the winner (1)(9). PSV led 2–1 for a long stretch and still walked away with nothing (9). Third in the table, 16 points from seven games, four behind the top.
The Dutch press was not kind, and neither was L'Équipe. They wrote about the goal and Weidmann's game, not about your defence (12).
PSV have Weidmann on their list
The man who just beat you is reportedly a target. PSV have put Daouda Weidmann on their shortlist, with one report describing Earnest Stewart opening the laptop and adding him (9).
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That is the transfer noise you get after a night like Sunday.
Veerman is backing you for the title
Joey Veerman thinks PSV win the league again this season. Four in a row (7).
He is at Borussia Dortmund now and happy there, but he still switches on to watch his old club. He likes what he sees.
Two more years, and a Club World Cup jackpot
PSV are in a strong position for the 2029 Club World Cup, and the money is serious. Tens of millions of euros if it happens (3)(4).
Tom Knipping put the maths plainly: "PSV staat virtueel vijftiende, maar op basis van de limiet van twee ploegen per land zouden Atlético Madrid, Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen en Aston Villa wegvallen" (3). PSV are fifteenth as it stands, but the two-teams-per-country cap would push Atlético Madrid, Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen and Aston Villa out.
It still needs another title, and Champions League football, to hold (4).
Brighton's Kostoulas said no twice
PSV tried twice to sign Babis Kostoulas on loan. Both times the Greek striker chose to stay at Brighton (2).
A new KNVB rule showed up in this exact match
A new KNVB rule had a direct effect on FC Twente against PSV, the first match where it made a visible difference (8).
Mauro Junior on nine years in Eindhoven
Mauro Junior has been at PSV nine years and says he never dropped the dream. "Ik heb die droom nooit opgegeven, mijn beloning na negen jaar PSV," he said. I never gave up on that dream, my reward after nine years at PSV (1).
Fan reactions
The mood on r/PSV is more about logistics than the Twente defeat. One supporter who got tickets for the away trip to Porto is asking whether the ticket exchange cards are loading yet, and whether that is normal (thread). Porto away is what people are planning for.
