Both attackers dropped out with injuries in the meeting with AS Monaco in the Europa League (0-0) on Thursday. “Investigations will be conducted on Friday afternoon. We’ll see how it goes,” said trainer Roger Schmidt.
It is to be hoped that the investigations will bring good news for PSV. With Noni Madueke, Cody Gakpo and Mario Götze, Schmidt is already missing three important basic forces. They will probably not have recovered before Sunday, the same goes for Ryan Thomas.
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PSV lost the last away matches in the Eredivisie, against Willem II (2-1) and Ajax (5-0). Schmidt expects that it will not be an easy task at Fortuna either. “All teams have more confidence at home. The support from the fans in the stadium also helps. We know that away games are dangerous so we have to go in strong from the start,” said the German. “It is an important game for us. We need the three points.”
PSV takes second place in the ranking after eleven rounds. The gap on leader Ajax is 2 points.
