RB Leipzig vs PSV Eindhoven 1-0

RB Leipzig beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League after Brajan Gruda struck in the 75th minute, after PSV had already missed a penalty earlier in the night.

The first half brought a VAR check in the 16th minute when Ruben van Bommel's handball led to a penalty being awarded to PSV Eindhoven, but Ivan Perišić missed it on 19 minutes. Sergiño Dest was booked in the 43rd minute, and the sides went in level at 0-0.

Leipzig kept pushing after the break and changed their forward line in the 61st minute, with Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz replaced by Tidiam Gomis. Gruda then finished the move that put the home side ahead in the 75th minute, and they protected that lead through a series of changes, including Gruda's own withdrawal a minute later, PSV's two substitutions in the 77th minute, and two more on 84 minutes. PSV had a late VAR moment in the 81st minute when the original decision involving David Raum was changed, but they could not find an equaliser before Leipzig made two more substitutions in the 86th minute.

PSV had more of the ball, with 57% possession and 420 passes to Leipzig's 43% and 330, yet Leipzig had 19 shots to PSV's 9 and finished with 2.19 expected goals to 1.36. The home side also had 6 shots on target to PSV's 5, while PSV won 9 corners to Leipzig's 5 and committed 5 offsides to Leipzig's none. The saves count finished at 5 for Leipzig and 6 for PSV, and both sides were level on 12 fouls.

PSV's bookings were Sergiño Dest in the 43rd minute and Armando Obispo in the 85th minute, while Leipzig's only yellow card went to Antonio Nusa in the 81st minute.