UEFA Champions League

Liverpool vs PSV Eindhoven, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

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Liverpool
  • 16': Dominik Szoboszlai
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PSV Eindhoven
  • 6': Ivan Perisic (P)
  • 56': Guus Til
  • 73': Couhaib Driouech
  • 90'+1': Couhaib Driouech
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Liverpool slump deepens with home rout by PSV Eindhoven

The crisis affecting Liverpool deepened with a calamitous 4-1 Champions League home defeat to PSV Eindhoven.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
  • 4': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 5': Penalty conceded by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 6': Goal! Liverpool 0, PSV Eindhoven 1. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 11': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 12': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 12': Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 13': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 16': Goal! Liverpool 1, PSV Eindhoven 1. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 17': Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Ismael Saibari is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Curtis Jones following a fast break.
  • 23': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jerdy Schouten.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 31': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
  • 32': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Anass Salah-Eddine.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Dennis Man (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 35': Foul by Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 35': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
  • 38': Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 38': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Ismael Saibari is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 44': Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, PSV Eindhoven 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, PSV Eindhoven 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Hugo Ekitiké.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a cross following a fast break.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
  • 49': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
  • 53': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dennis Man.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
  • 56': Goal! Liverpool 1, PSV Eindhoven 2. Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mauro Júnior with a through ball.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Guus Til.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Hugo Ekitiké because of an injury.
  • 62': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
  • 62': Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 65': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Alexander Isak.
  • 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
  • 70': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Ricardo Pepi replaces Guus Til.
  • 70': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Couhaib Driouech replaces Ivan Perisic because of an injury.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jerdy Schouten.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
  • 73': Goal! Liverpool 1, PSV Eindhoven 3. Couhaib Driouech (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 75': Foul by Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 75': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 76': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 78': Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Couhaib Driouech.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matej Kovár (PSV Eindhoven). Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a headed pass.
  • 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matej Kovár.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
  • 84': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Couhaib Driouech (PSV Eindhoven).
  • 85': Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool).
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 87': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Esmir Bajraktarevic replaces Dennis Man.
  • 90': Couhaib Driouech (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Liverpool 1, PSV Eindhoven 4. Couhaib Driouech (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
  • 90'+4': Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, PSV Eindhoven 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, PSV Eindhoven 4.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 11
8 Saves 2
36.6 Possession 63.4
9 SHOTS 27
6 ON GOAL 10
0.7 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
264 Accurate Passes 513
330 Passes 573
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 10
11 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.4
55 Long Balls 43
23 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 9
14 Effective Tackles 14
22 Tackles 23
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 8
29 Effective Clearances 5
29 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 59,964

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 5 +13 15
2 Paris Saint-Germain 5 +11 12
3 Bayern Munich 5 +9 12
4 Internazionale 5 +9 12
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk Yellow Card
5 Ibrahima Konaté
6 Milos Kerkez
17 Curtis Jones
8 Dominik Szoboszlai
10 Alexis Mac Allister
38 Ryan Gravenberch
22 Hugo Ekitike
18 Cody Gakpo
11 Mohamed Salah
Liverpool Substitutes:
Wataru Endo, Rio Ngumoha, Freddie Woodman, Andrew Robertson, Joe Gomez, Alexander Isak, Federico Chiesa, Kornel Misciur, Trey Nyoni.

PSV PSV Eindhoven (4-4-2)

No. Name
32 Matej Kovar (GK)
3 Yarek Gasiorowski
22 Jerdy Schouten
2 Anass Salah-Eddine
8 Sergiño Dest
23 Joey Veerman
17 Mauro Júnior
5 Ivan Perisic
27 Dennis Man
20 Guus Til
34 Ismael Saibari
PSV Eindhoven Substitutes:
Paul Wanner, Ricardo Pepi, Myron Boadu, Armando Obispo, Noah Fernandez, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Adamo Nagalo, Tijn Smolenaars, Couhaib Driouech, Kiliann Sildillia, Ryan Flamingo, Nick Olij.

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