Champions League: FC Porto, with three Poles in the side, lose 1-0 to PSV Eindhoven
FC Porto lost 1-0 at home to PSV Eindhoven, suffering their third defeat in this year's Champions League. Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior and Oskar Pietuszewski all started.
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FC Porto lost 1-0 (0-0) to PSV Eindhoven in a Champions League match at the Estadio do Dragao on 20 October 2026. It is the Portuguese club's third defeat in three games in this edition of the competition.
The only goal after the break
Guus Til scored in the 57th minute. The move began with neat passing from PSV, and Sven Mijnans crossed the ball to the scorer at the far post. The first half offered few chances: the most dangerous came in the 41st minute for PSV, when a shot from Filip Kostic went past goalkeeper Diogo Costa and bounced off the outside of the post.
The Poles at Porto
Three Poland internationals were in Porto's starting line-up. Jan Bednarek and Jakub Kiwior played the full 90 minutes in defence. In the 8th minute Oskar Pietuszewski had a chance to score after hesitancy from PSV goalkeeper Matej Kovar, but he missed. According to Sportowe Fakty's report, he also twice had open space to run into, but the assistant referee flagged him offside. Pietuszewski was replaced in the 59th minute by Borja Sainz, shortly after Porto conceded.
In the 71st minute Porto had their best chance to equalise. After a mistake in the PSV defence, Kovar saved André Silva's shot, and Lutsharel Geertruida blocked Victor Froholdt's follow-up. In the closing stages, the hosts' chaotic attacks did not produce a goal. The match was refereed by Daniel Siebert of Germany.
The table in context
The Portuguese champions began the Champions League with defeats of 2-0 against Manchester City and 3-2 against Real Betis. PSV had one point before the match: they drew 1-1 with Shakhtar Donetsk and lost 1-0 to RB Leipzig. According to Sportowe Fakty, Porto were facing a run of four straight defeats in European competition, the first since 2016. In addition, they could start the season with two home defeats in European competition, which has not happened since 2022.
On the same evening, AS Roma beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, recording their first win since returning to the Champions League.
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