Champions League Matchday 2: Leverkusen vs PSV Eindhoven facts

Bayer Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven are both looking for their first victory in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League when they meet in Germany on Matchday 2.

Last match

The teams' only previous meetings came in the 1994/95 UEFA Cup first round, a 5-4 home win for Leverkusen followed by a 0-0 draw in Eindhoven.

Leverkusen are unbeaten in their seven matches against Dutch teams (W4 D3) – most recently a 4-0 victory at Feyenoord on Matchday 1 last season – winning all three at home.

PSV's last games against Bundesliga opponents came in the 2023/24 round of 16, when they went out 1-3 on aggregate to Borussia Dortmund (1-1 h, 0-2 a). That second-leg loss made it one win in their 20 games away to German clubs (D4 L15) and none since a 2-1 victory at Eintracht Braunschweig in the UEFA Cup third round in December 1977.

Leverkusen

Leverkusen are featuring in the Champions League proper for the 15th time – although only the fourth in nine seasons.

In 2024/25 a team coached by Xabi Alonso finished sixth in the league phase (W5 D1 L2) only to lose an all-German last-16 tie to Bayern München (0-3 a, 0-2 h).

Alonso departed for Real Madrid in the summer, his replacement Erik ten Hag himself making way for Kasper Hjulmand, who was appointed on 8 September.

PSV

Dutch champions for the 26th time – and second season in succession – in 2024/25, PSV are in the Champions League proper for the 19th time, a national record they share with Ajax.

Peter Bosz's side were 14th in last season's league phase (W4 D2 L2) and beat Juventus in the knockout phase play-offs (1-2 a, 3-1 h aet) – their first victory in a knockout tie since 2006/07 – but were then defeated by Arsenal in the round of 16 (1-7 h, 2-2 a).

Key stats

A 2-2 draw at Copenhagen on Matchday 1 means Leverkusen have lost only two of their last 17 European group stage/league phase matches (W11 D4), keeping nine clean sheets in the last 16.

Die Werkself have won 14 of their last 16 home European group stage/league phase games (D1 L1), including the last seven – and all four last season without conceding.

A 1-3 home loss against debutants Union Saint-Gilloise on Matchday 1 was only PSV's third in 14 Champions League group stage/league phase matches (W6 D5).

PSV have won only two of their last 11 European away games (D4 L5).

There have been 43 goals in PSV's last ten Champions League matches at an average of 4.3 per game.