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PSV Eindhoven coach Guus Hiddink praised his side8217;s maturity after they won a penalty shootout 4-2 against Olympique Lyon to reach the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday.
8216;8216;We played a very mature match and recovered from a tough opening period including the Lyon goal8217;8217;, said Hiddink, whose team hit back to force a 1-1 draw that levelled the aggregate scores at 2-2.
8216;8216;We dominated the match. For the penalties I was very confident about my goalkeeper Gomes. We had a little chat and it was good to hear him say that he was going to do his job.
8216;8216;Now we probably play AC Milan and they are one of the leading teams in Europe so we know what we can expect.8217;8217;
Sylvain Wiltord scored Lyon8217;s 10th-minute opener before Brazilian Alex equalised for PSV five minutes into the second half. In the shootout PSV8217;s Brazilian keeper Gomes saved twice before his compatriot, substitute Robert, slotted the winning penalty.
Lyon coach Paul Le Guen was shattered by the loss. 8216;8216;This is the biggest disappointment of my coaching career and also for my players8217;8217;, he said. 8216;8216;We gave everything in two matches and end up like this.8217;8217;
8216;8216;It became the match we expected. PSV have physical strength and are dangerous at dead-ball situations but didn8217;t give Lyon goalkeeper Gregory Coupet a lot of work. We had more chances in the end.8217;8217; Reuters
