Kenyan full-back Philipp Mwene and his PSV Eindhoven side have one leg in the UEFA Champions League Playoffs after a 3-0 first-leg win over Danish outfit FC Midtjylland.Mwene was trusted with a start in the first leg of the Third Round Qualifying that was hosted at the Philips Stadion after getting past Galatasaray in the previous round. Midtjylland arrived into the clash in the worst possible shape after five of their players tested positive for Covid-19, forcing them to make changes in their starting lineup.Tik – tik – tik – tik – tik – tik – prik! 🎯The definition of a 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 👨🏫#PSVMID #UCL pic.twitter.com/WOWjvQ9ce5— PSV (@PSV) August 4, 2021 PSV started the game like a house on fire and needed only 18 minutes to break the deadlock through Chukwunonso Madueke who curled in the ball from the edge of the area.Former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich winger Mario Gotze who scored the 2014 World Cup winner for Germany doubled PSV’s lead 11 minutes later, brilliantly curling the ball down before unleashing a thunderous effort that deflected its way in.Midtjylland were having a first half to forget as they conceded the third in the 32nd minute after PSV sliced open the Ulvene defence with some intricate touches that ended with Cody Gakpo tapping into an open net.D̷a̷n̷i̷s̷h̷ English Dynamite 🧨 #PSVMID #UCL pic.twitter.com/pc8Sgn8nc6— PSV (@PSV) August 3, 2021 The Danish side managed to do some damage limitation in the second half as they got lucky with PSV being let down by some profligate finishing as Madueke and Eran Zahavi were guilty of squandering open chances. With the win, PSV will look to complete the job in Denmark as a victory after both ties will see them face Benfica or Spartak Moscow in the Playoffs.Up next for PSV is a tricky clash against Ajax in the Super Cup after the Amsterdam outfit did the double with PSV finishing as league runners up.
