Juventus substitute Samuel Mbangula snatched a late winner as the Italian giants beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff tie on Tuesday.

Juventus earn a 2-1 win over PSV in their Champions League play-off first leg thanks to an 82nd-minute strike from substitute Samuel Mbangula.

Samuel Mbangula became the youngest player to score for Juventus in a knockout round of the UEFA Champions League/European Cup (21 years and 26 days old)

A late Samuel Mbangula (21) strike means Juventus will take a narrow first-leg lead to the Philips Stadion next week, as PSV Eindhoven impressed but eventually floundered in a rollercoaster UEFA Champions League playoff match.

Juventus coach Thiago Motta was delighted with bench strength tipping the game in his team's favour after substitute Samuel Mbangula struck a late winner in Tuesday's 2-1 home win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League knockout phase playoffs.

The two sides had met each other in their league phase opener earlier in the season, with the Italians coming out as 3-1 winners

Samuel Mbangula's 82nd-minute goal gave Juventus a 2-1 win against PSV ahead of the play-off second leg in the Netherlands next week.