Champions League Matchday 5: Liverpool vs PSV Eindhoven facts

Liverpool are out to make it three successive UEFA Champions League victories as PSV Eindhoven – themselves unbeaten in three games – come to Anfield on Matchday 5.

Last match

Liverpool have won five of their seven games against PSV (D1 L1), including all three at Anfield. However, PSV claimed victory in their most recent – 3-2 in Eindhoven on Matchday 8 last season.

Liverpool are unbeaten in their nine home games against Dutch teams (W7 D2).

Last season's defeat at PSV was only Liverpool's second in 19 matches against Dutch opposition (W12 D5) and the first since their first encounter – 1-5 at Ajax in the 1966/67 European Cup second round first leg.

PSV have won only one of their last 14 away games against English teams (D5 L8) and are without a victory in seven (D3 L4), since a 1-0 success at Tottenham in the UEFA Cup round of 16 first leg in March 2008.

Liverpool

This is Liverpool's 17th Champions League campaign; they have reached the final five times, lifting the trophy in 2005 and 2019.

The Merseysiders were first in last season's league phase (W7 L1) but went out on penalties to eventual champions Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16.

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 4-3 on aggregate in the knockout phase play-offs – 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

Liverpool have won 15 of their last 17 group stage/league phase matches (L2). They have been victorious in the last 16 at Anfield, scoring two goals or more in 14 in a row before a 1-0 defeat of Real Madrid on Matchday 4.

Liverpool have won 12 of their last 15 Champions League matches (L3).

The Reds have scored 499 European Cup goals.

None of Liverpool's last 30 European group stage/league phase matches has finished in a draw.

Mohamed Salah needs two goals to become the first African to score 50 in the Champions League.

PSV have lost only three of their last 17 Champions League group stage/league phase matches (W7 D7), drawing 1-1 at Olympiacos last time out.

PSV have drawn both away games 1-1 in this season's league phase.

The Dutch club have scored in 16 of their last 17 group stage/league phase games.

PSV are on 149 goals in the Champions League proper.

Ricardo Pepi has scored in three of his last four Champions League appearances, including against Liverpool last season.