Champions League: FC Porto, with three Poles in the line-up, lose 0-1 to PSV Eindhoven
FC Porto lost 0-1 at home to PSV Eindhoven, their third defeat in this season's Champions League. Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior and Oskar Pietuszewski all started.
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FC Porto lost 0-1 (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 as many games in this season's 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 far post for the scorer. The first half offered few chances. The most dangerous came in the 41st minute, when Filip Kostic's shot went past goalkeeper Diogo Costa and hit the outside of the post.
The Poles at Porto
Three Poland internationals started for Porto. Jan Bednarek and Jakub Kiwior played in defence for the full 90 minutes. In the 8th minute Oskar Pietuszewski had a chance to score after PSV goalkeeper Matej Kovar was caught hesitating, but he missed. According to the Sportowe Fakty report, he also twice had open space to run into, but an assistant referee flagged him offside. Borja Sainz replaced Pietuszewski in the 59th minute, shortly after Porto conceded.
In the 71st minute Porto had their best chance to equalise. After a serious error by the PSV defence, Kovar saved Andre Silva's shot, and Victor Froholdt's follow-up was blocked by Lutsharel Geertruida. In the closing stages the home side's chaotic attacks produced no goal. The referee was Daniel Siebert of Germany.
The wider picture
The Portuguese champions began the Champions League with defeats of 0-2 to Manchester City and 2-3 to Real Betis. Before the match PSV had one point, after a 1-1 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk and a 0-1 defeat to RB Leipzig. According to Sportowe Fakty, Porto were facing a run of four straight defeats in European competition, the first since 2016. They also risked starting the season with two home defeats in European knockout-format competition, which has not happened since 2022.
On the same evening AS Roma beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, their first win since returning to the Champions League.
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