Key events
Thirty-four years ago, PSV played in the last 16 of the European Cup. One word, two syllables: Romario.
Tonightâs other game is maybe the best of the last 16: Internazionale v Atletico Madrid. Scott Murray is your man for that, and so much else.
Luuk de Jong, 33, is having a helluva time in his second spell at PSV. He has already scored 27 times in all competitions and is on course to have his best goalscoring season. He has scored 32 on three occasions, twice for PSV and once at Twente.
Team news
The exciting Johan Bakayoko returns from injury for PSV, who also bring Ismael Saibari into the side. Andre Ramalho and Ricardo Pepi drop out, with Jerdy Schouten moving into defence.
Mats Hummels and Donyell Malen, fit enough to face his former club, return for Dortmund in place of Niklas Sule and Julian Brandt. Ian Maatsen and Jadon Sancho, on loan from Premier League FC, both start.
PSV Eindhoven (4-2-3-1) Benitez; Teze, Schouten, Boscagli, Dest; Veerman, Saibari; Bakayoko, Tillman, Lozano; De Jong.
Substitutes: Drommel, Waterman, Sambo, Obispo, Ramalho, Pepi, Mauro Junior, Babadi, Van Aanholt.
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1) Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Sabitzer, Emre Can; Malen, Reus, Sancho; Fullkrug.
Substitutes: Meyer, Lotka, Bensebaini, Ozcan, Duranville, Wolf, Moukoko, Brandt, Watjen, Bynoe-Gittens, Bamba.
Referee Srdjan Jovanovic (Serbia).
Preamble
Hello and welcome to live coverage of PSV v Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 of the Champions League. As a neutral itâs hard to know what to feel about this match: excitement that a relative outsider will reach the quarter-finals, or weariness that two big clubs â both former winners â have no realistic chance of going all the way this year. Dunno. Maybe going a long way is the new all the way.
This tie should tell us how good PSV are. Theyâre miles clear domestically, having won 20 and drawn the other two league games, but they only just got out of their Champions League group and were thrashed 4-0 at the Emirates.
Borussia Dortmund have the opposite problem. They were impressive winners of a group of death â PSG, AC Milan, Newcastle â yet sit a miserable 17 points the Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen, a not entirely surprising hangover from last seasonâs shattering finale. If theyâre not careful, they wonât qualify for next seasonâs Champions League at all.
That can wait for tomorrow. Tonight is all about the 2023-24 tournament, and the chance to put one foot in the last eight.
Kick off 8pm.