PSV beat Porto 1-0 for first Champions League win of season
Guus Til scored in the second half as PSV claimed their first win of the league phase and Porto fell to a third straight defeat.
PSV Eindhoven beat Porto 1-0 away on 20 October in the Champions League league phase, earning their first win of the campaign and leaving Porto with three defeats from three matches, BBC Sport reported. UEFA's results listing records the same score in its matchday-three results.
Guus Til scored the only goal in the 57th minute. PSV attacked down the right before Til reached Sven Mijnans' shot at the back post and turned it in as the ball was heading wide, according to BBC Sport.
How PSV held on against Porto
PSV had threatened before taking the lead. Filip Kostic and Esmir Bajraktarevic each struck the woodwork while the match was still goalless, BBC Sport reported. Til's intervention then gave the visitors a lead they protected through Porto's late pressure.
In second-half stoppage time, Pepe shot wide for Porto and Hwang In-beom had an attempt blocked. Alberto Costa also directed a header on target, but PSV goalkeeper Matej Kovar saved it, according to the BBC account.
What the result means for both teams
PSV have four points from their opening three Champions League games, with one win, one draw and one defeat. The victory gives the Dutch side its first three-point result of this league phase after two matches without a win, BBC Sport reported.
Porto sit 33rd in the 36-team Champions League standings after losing all three of their opening matches, according to BBC Sport. Their earlier defeats were 2-0 at home to Manchester City and 3-2 away to Real Betis, results also listed by UEFA.
That European run contrasts with Porto's domestic start. The club had won all eight of its Primeira Liga matches and led the Portuguese league at the time of the BBC report, but its league form has yet to produce a Champions League point.
Both clubs return to the Champions League league phase on 4 November. PSV are scheduled to host Club Brugge, while Porto are due to play Napoli at home, according to the BBC report and UEFA's fixture listing.
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Sources and context
- PSV secure hard-earned victory over winless PortoBBC Sport (republished by Yahoo Sports)
- 2026/27 Champions League: All the league phase fixtures and resultsUEFA
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