Overview
- Liverpool were beaten 4-1 at home in the Champions League as Ivan Perisic’s early penalty, a Guus Til strike and a Couhaib Driouech brace outpaced Dominik Szoboszlai’s reply.
- Virgil van Dijk conceded the sixth-minute spot-kick for handball, and later defensive errors from Milos Kerkez and Ibrahima Konaté were punished for PSV’s second and third goals.
- First-choice goalkeeper Alisson was out ill, with Giorgi Mamardashvili starting; Alexander Isak was benched as Hugo Ekitike led the line.
- The loss is Liverpool’s ninth in 12 matches across competitions and their first in the last 14 home Champions League group games, as fans voiced frustration at full-time.
- Liverpool dropped to 12th in the league-phase standings on nine points while PSV moved to eight, tightening the race for knockout qualification.