PSV heeft gelijkspel nodig in slotduel voor overwintering

PSV heeft voor overwintering in de Europa League in de slotwedstrijd tegen Chernomorets een gelijkspel nodig. PSV had gehoopt dat het thuisduel op 12 december er al niet meer toe zou doen.

Stand in groep:
1. Ludogorets 13 (9-1)
2. PSV 7 (4-4)
3. Chernomorets 7 (5-6)
4. Dinamo Zagreb 1 (2-9)

De exacte UEFA regels bij een gelijke eindstand:
7.05 If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of all the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):
a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
c) higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
d) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
e) if, after having applied criteria a) to d), teams still have an equal ranking, criteria a) to d) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria f) to h) apply;
f) superior goal difference from all group matches played;
g) higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
h) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question