🏆 PSV do the job and are crowned Eredivisie champions
🏆 PSV do the job and are crowned Eredivisie champions
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PSV Eindhoven secured their 23rd Eredivisie title after beating Sparta Rotterdam 1-3, securing the championship with their sixth consecutive win.
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Despite being nine points behind Ajax on March 30, the Amsterdam team's stumbles allowed Eindhoven to take the lead.
PSV, who relied on themselves, did not falter and were crowned champions. Ivan Perisic opened the scoring, but Givai Zechiel equalized for Sparta at the start of the second half.
However, Luuk de Jong and Malik Tillman sealed the win. Second-placed Ajax and third-placed Feyenoord will compete in the next edition of the Champions League.
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