PSV Eindhoven showed their most impressive side in this year’s Champions League League Phase, crushing Napoli 6-2 at the Philips Stadion and showing everyone that, when they find their rhythm, they can turn into a real hurricane. A week before welcoming Greek champions Olympiakos, Peter Bosz’s team put on a show of strength against the Italian champions, achieving their first win in the competition and rocketing to 11th place in the standings.

The game started with the Italians giving the impression that they would control the pace. Napoli came in more determinedly, pressing high and looking ready to impose their quality. And yet, in the 31st minute, PSV opened the scoring with Scottish international midfielder Scott McTominay, who took advantage of a lapse in the Italian defense and brilliantly beat goalkeeper Meret for 1-0.

The Partenopei's response was immediate, although not in the way they would have liked. Just two minutes later, a cross from Luuk De Jong confused the visitors' defense and international stopper Alessandro Buongiorno, in his attempt to clear, headed the ball into his team's net (1-1). The psychology changed completely. In the 34th minute, Saibari, with an incredible individual energy and a poetic finish, completed the total reversal within three minutes (2-1), setting the stands on fire.

Napoli, from that point on, could not react. The spaces were constantly opening up, and PSV exploited them with mastery. In the 54th minute, the Romanian winger Man made it 3-1 with a magnificent cross shot, laying a solid foundation for victory. The Dutch played with speed, confidence and rhythm, while the Italians seemed disorganized, lacking cohesion and energy.

In the 76th minute, Luca's sending off made things even more difficult for Napoli. Dennis Mann again took advantage of the defenders’ inertia and scored his second goal, raising the score to 4-1. McTominay temporarily reduced it to 4-2 in the 86th minute, but PSV had not said its last word. Pepe in the 87th minute and Drews shortly before the final in the 89th minute made it a deafening 6-2, sealing a magical night in Eindhoven.

A night that sent a message in every direction – and especially to its next opponent, Olympiakos, that no one gets off easy at the “Philips Stadion”.