Starting in Bayer Leverkusen – PSV Eindhoven 1-1, Dennis Man (27 years old) played 73 minutes in the Champions League and impressed.
The press in the Netherlands reacted after the Romanian provided an assist for the disallowed goal scored by Ivan Perisic at the beginning of the match at Bay Arena.
Man's performance was praised by the Dutch journalists, who noted that the Romanian international raised his level compared to his early matches in the Netherlands.
Voetbal Primeur gave Man a rating of 7.5 for his performance in the Bayer Leverkusen - PSV match.
"With an excellent cross, it seemed he would quickly get a decisive pass, but Perisic was in an offside position and his goal was disallowed. However, the Romanian was attentive and created a good opportunity for the same Perisic just before halftime," Voetbal Primeur writes in the justification of the rating.
Praise also came from De Telegraaf. "After his excellent performance coming off the bench against Excelsior at Woudestein, Dennis Man was named a starter. The Romanian had a difficult start in Eindhoven, but after being decisive against Excelsior, Man had a positive impact at Bay Arena.
With a brilliant cross, the winger, who was transferred from the Italian team Parma, found Perisic after just four minutes. The Croatian sent a superb header, but PSV celebrated too early, as the Croatian was found easily offside upon VAR analysis," the Dutch wrote.
Bayer Leverkusen - PSV ended in a 1-1 draw, with goals scored by Kofane (65), and Saibari (72).