Late Mbangula strike gives Juve first-leg lead
Samuel Mbangula came off the bench to score with eight minutes left as Juventus edged PSV 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie.
The Belgian pounced on a loose ball after a save from PSV goalkeeper Walter Benitez to finish from close range in Turin, ensuring Juve will take the advantage into next week's return leg in Eindhoven.
The two sides had met each other in their league phase opener earlier in the season, with the Italian side emerging a 3-1 winner.
It was once again Thiago Motta's side which began brightly as Federico Gatti's cross created a pinball inside the box before Weston McKennie's thunderous strike from the edge of the box gave the host the opener in the 34th minute.
However, the visitor found a way back into the game as Ivan Perisic, who turned 36 this month, fired a low drive to beat Michele Di Gregorio at his near post to make it 1-1 only 10 minutes into the second half.
However, Mbangula's late strike handed the lead to Juventus late on with the tie set for an exciting climax in the Netherlands to decide who among them will progress to the last 16 of the competition.
