PSV and Eindhoven in high tension: 'Can't watch, I have to act'

Hospitality businesses in Eindhoven and Amsterdam expect large crowds today. Both PSV and Ajax have a chance of becoming national champions of the Eredivisie, although the Eindhoven team has the title completely in their own hands. "PSV fans under high tension", notes Nieuws van de Dag , with the camera on the street in Brabant.

PSV will play against Sparta in Rotterdam this afternoon, Ajax will receive FC Twente. Both 'championship matches' will start at 14:30. PSV is currently in the lead and will enter the final round with a lead of 1 point.

The matches of both clubs are broadcast on large screens in many cafés. On the Stratumseind in Eindhoven, several cafés are preparing for the match Sparta – PSV. One of them is café Costa. Eight screens are hung on which people can watch the match. Both inside and outside, they expect “a few hundred people”, they report to the ANP news agency. “It promises to be incredibly exciting and of course a big party if they win.”

Also at the nearby bar 't Lempke hang several big screens. They expect a few hundred fans, also early in the day. At grand café De Lichttoren and at Mainstreet the match against Sparta can also be followed.

In Amsterdam, football fans can also watch the home match against FC Twente in many places in the city. Café Tante Roosje on Rembrandtplein expects a “full house” today. The pub has five screens and can seat one hundred and twenty people.

Café Stuy on the Leidseplein, formerly known as Café Mokum, thinks it will be busy, but is keeping its options open. "A lot of people have also lost hope a bit . They'd rather not watch anymore." The spokesperson is referring to the disappointment on Wednesday. Ajax lost the victory in Groningen in the ninth minute of injury time (2-2). Many Amsterdam fans feel that a championship has been lost due to the late goal against.

Nieuws van de Dag (SBS6) went out on the streets in Eindhoven to gauge the mood. PSV fans are confident, but in front of the camera they are also cautious (as you can see in the video above). One lady is very excited, but also has a dream scenario: "That Ajax loses to FC Twente."

A man says that he has had a PSV season ticket for 25 years and has been in the stands for all the matches. But now, of all times, he cannot watch – via TV: “I have to act.” He does not even say it with a very sad face, so apparently not only PSV, but also acting is in his heart. Singer – but also former footballer – John de Bever is in the studio of Nieuws van de Dag . The Brabander regularly visits the stadium in Eindhoven, but admits to being a Feyenoord fan. De Bever believes that PSV should not give up the title now that it has been handed to them by Ajax. “If they do not become champions, everyone should be fired.”