They don't come much closer than this. Sunday saw the final day in the Dutch Eredivisie league, and resulted in one of the most astonishing and tight finishes to a championship TTIAO has ever seen.AZ Alkmaar, Ajax and PSV entered Sunday level on 72 points each at the top of the table. AZ had a superior goal difference and needed just three points against the 'average' Excelsior to walk away as champions. However, AZ bottled under the pressure, losing 3-2 and getting a man sent off in the process.
With AZ's shock defeat, the door for was left open for defending champions PSV and Ajax to pip AZ at the finishing post. Ajax won 2-0 at Willem II to put the pressure on PSV. That left PSV needing to beat Vitesse Arnhem by four clear goals to win the title. Which they duly did, notching a 5-1 win! Both PSV and Ajax finished the season on 75 points but PSV won the title with a superior goal difference: +50 to Ajax's +49.
Koeman really is proving to be a top quality manager, and his PSV sides recent success in securing the title will do no harm in boosting his management credentials, and attracting interest from some of Europe's major clubs.
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