RB Leipzig 1 - 0 PSV — Highlights & Result
UEFA Champions League
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(1 week ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Rising from 33rd to 21st in the UEFA Champions League standings, this victory leaves RB Leipzig just three points behind table leaders Barça, who currently hold six points in the expanded 36-team format. Meanwhile, PSV slipped from 20th down to 25th following the outcome on 13 October 2026, leaving them five points adrift of the summit.
RB Leipzig entered the contest seeking to rebound from a heavy European defeat at Como 1907, despite a recent 6-0 domestic win against Frankfurt. PSV arrived carrying a four-match winless streak across all competitions, which included a 1-1 European draw with Shakhtar. The visitors controlled 57 percent of possession and registered five shots on target, yet it was the hosts who capitalized through a 75th-minute strike by Brajan Gruda. Earlier, PSV had wasted a major opportunity when Ivan Perišić missed a penalty in the 19th minute. Goalkeeping performances proved vital as M. Vandevoordt earned an 8.9 rating for the victors, while M. Kovář collected an 8 rating for the away side.
RB Leipzig next play away at Bayern on 17 October, while PSV travel to face Porto on 20 October.
RB Leipzig entered the contest seeking to rebound from a heavy European defeat at Como 1907, despite a recent 6-0 domestic win against Frankfurt. PSV arrived carrying a four-match winless streak across all competitions, which included a 1-1 European draw with Shakhtar. The visitors controlled 57 percent of possession and registered five shots on target, yet it was the hosts who capitalized through a 75th-minute strike by Brajan Gruda. Earlier, PSV had wasted a major opportunity when Ivan Perišić missed a penalty in the 19th minute. Goalkeeping performances proved vital as M. Vandevoordt earned an 8.9 rating for the victors, while M. Kovář collected an 8 rating for the away side.
RB Leipzig next play away at Bayern on 17 October, while PSV travel to face Porto on 20 October.
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Match stats
RB Leipzig v PSV
43%
Possession
57%
2.19
Expected goals (xG)
1.46
19
Shots
11
6
Shots on target
5
15
Shots inside the box
8
6
Corners
12
336
Passes
443
83%
Pass accuracy
84%
5
Saves
6
13
Fouls
12
0
Offsides
5
1
Yellow cards
2
Lineups & player ratings
8.9
Top rated
M. Vandevoordt · RB Leipzig
90'
· 5 saves
Key moments
- 19' ✖ Ivan Perišić (missed pen) · PSV
- 43' 🟨 Sergiño Dest · PSV
- 75' ⚽ Brajan Gruda · RB Leipzig
- 81' 🟨 Antonio Nusa · RB Leipzig
- 85' 🟨 Armando Obispo · PSV
RB Leipzig
4-2-3-1- 21 N. El Aynaoui 90' 7.1
- 23 C. Lukeba 90' 7.4
- 28 C. Nkunku 90' 6.3
- 7 A. Nusa 🟨 90' 6.4
- 4 W. Orbán 90' 7.5
- 22 D. Raum 90' 7.6
- 26 M. Vandevoordt 90' 8.9
- 17 R. Baku 86' 7.5
- 6 E. Banzuzi 86' 6.7
- 10 B. Gruda ⚽ 76' 8.2
- 40 Rômulo 61' 6.3
- 27 T. Gomis · sub 29' 6.7
- 20 R. Reitz · sub 14' 6.8
- 16 L. Klostermann · sub 4' 7.0
- 13 N. Seiwald · sub 4' 6.8
PSV
4-2-3-1- 8 S. Dest 🟨 90' 6.7
- 17 Mauro Júnior 90' 6.5
- 4 A. Obispo 🟨 90' 6.4
- 5 I. Perišić 90' 6.8
- 24 K. Sano 90' 6.5
- 20 G. Til 90' 6.4
- 32 M. Kovář 90' 8.0
- 21 S. Mijnans 84' 6.4
- 7 R. van Bommel 84' 7.1
- 2 L. Geertruida 77' 7.1
- 18 F. Kostić 77' 6.8
- 6 R. Flamingo · sub 13' 6.6
- 3 Yarek Gasiorowski · sub 13' 6.9
- 23 M. Hansen · sub 6' 6.3
- 35 A. Santos · sub 6' 6.1
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
RB Leipzig
33rd
in the table · 0 pts from 1
· GD -3
PSV
18th
in the table · 1 pts from 1
· GD 0