PSV will miss banned De Jong against Atletico


PSV Eindhoven's Luuk de Jong celebrates his goal against Wolfsburg during Champions League group B soccer match in Eindhoven, Netherlands November 3, 2015. REUTERS/Michael Kooren

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) - PSV Eindhoven will miss striker Luuk de Jong when they entertain Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday. Philip Cocu's side won all their home games in the group stage but must take on 2014 runners-up Atletico without the suspended De Jong who has scored 17 goals this season to help lift PSV to the top of the Dutch championship.

Cocu, though, will be encouraged by the return of influential Mexican midfielder Andres Guardado following a hamstring injury. PSV have kept clean sheets in their last three domestic league games to edge one point ahead of second-placed Ajax Amsterdam.

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