The Merseyside club took first place in the overall standings of the main European Cup.
"Liverpool" lost away to PSV in a high-scoring match of the last round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season. The match in Eindhoven ended with a score of 3:2.
All goals in this match were scored in the first half. In the 28th minute, the visitors opened the scoring – a penalty was converted by Kody Gakpo. In the 35th minute, the hosts responded through the efforts of Johan Bakayoko.
In the 40th minute, Arne Sloth's team took the lead again, with Harvey Elliott scoring. However, the Dutch club responded with two goals before the break, with Ismael Saibari and Ricardo Pepi delivering accurate strikes.
It should be noted that the Merseysiders finished the match with a man down, with 18-year-old Amara Nallo receiving a straight red card in the 87th minute.
PSV vs. Liverpool Match Review
Despite their first defeat in the tournament, Liverpool took first place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League with 21 points and directly qualified for the 1/8 finals. Before this, the English club won all seven matches.
PSV finished in 14th place with 14 points and will continue to fight in the play-offs for a place in the 1/8 finals.
Recall that in the updated Champions League format, 36 clubs played in a single league, where they played against eight different opponents (four matches at home and four away).
The eight best teams in the main stage of the Champions League reached the 1/8 finals. The clubs that took places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest have finished their performance in European competitions.
The draw for the Champions League play-off matches will take place on Friday, January 31. The first matches of this stage will be played on February 11/12, and the return matches – on February 18/19.
