RB Leipzig 1-0 PSV Eindhoven: Brajan Gruda's 75th-minute goal brings Leipzig's first Champions League win
Brajan Gruda scored the only goal of the game in the 75th minute as RB Leipzig beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 for their first points of this season's Champions League league phase.
RB Leipzig got their Champions League league phase up and running with a 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven at the Red Bull Arena, Brajan Gruda scoring the only goal of the game in the 75th minute. It is Leipzig's first win of the campaign in Europe after an opening-matchday defeat, and comes in the middle of an up-and-down stretch domestically.
A single goal settles a tight game
Neither side had much to show for the opening hour, with PSV having the better of possession at 57% without turning it into clear chances. Gruda broke the deadlock with 15 minutes left, and Leipzig held on from there, helped by a yellow card for Antonio Nusa late on that did not interrupt the siege PSV were unable to mount.
A mixed Bundesliga run turns into a European win
Leipzig's domestic form has swung wildly across their last five matches — a 1-3 defeat at Werder Bremen, a 5-0 win over Hamburger SV, a 0-2 loss at Bayer Leverkusen and a 6-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt among them — and sit 5th in the Bundesliga on 9 points from five games. In the Champions League they had opened with a heavy 1-4 defeat to Como; this result is their first European win of the season and gets them off the foot of the table's winless group.
A quiet night ends badly for PSV
PSV, who had drawn 1-1 with Shakhtar Donetsk on matchday 1, pick up their first defeat of the league phase. Sergiño Dest and Armando Obispo were both booked either side of the goal, and PSV finish the night with a losing Champions League record for the first time this season.
Match facts
- 75' — Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig)
- 43' — Sergiño Dest (PSV) booked
- 81' — Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) booked
- 85' — Armando Obispo (PSV) booked
- Red Bull Arena, Leipzig — Champions League league phase, matchday 2, Tuesday 13 October 2026
| Stat | RB Leipzig | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 43% | 57% |
| Shots on target | 7 | 5 |
| Corners | 6 | 13 |
| Fouls | 13 | 12 |
| Offsides | 0 | 6 |
| Accurate passes | 289/350 (83%) | 389/466 (83%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
Line-ups
| RB Leipzig | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|
| Vandevoordt | Kovář |
| Lukeba | Obispo |
| Orbán | Geertruida |
| Raum | Kostić |
| Baku | Dest |
| Nkunku | Til |
| Banzuzi | Mauro Júnior |
| El Aynaoui | Sano |
| Rômulo | Mijnans |
| Nusa | Van Bommel |
| Gruda | Perišić |
What's next
Leipzig move off the bottom of the Champions League table with their first win of the campaign, while PSV drop into the bottom half after their first defeat. Both sides return to domestic league action before the next round of Champions League fixtures.
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