FC Porto host PSV Eindhoven in Matchday 3 of the Champions League

FC Porto host Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in a meeting between the two teams as part of Matchday 3 of the league phase of the 2026/27 Champions League, on 20 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

FC Porto go into the match on the back of negative results in their last matches, having lost to Real Betis 2-3 away from home on 14 October, and before that lost to Manchester City 0-2 at home on 8 September. In their previous matches this season, they drew with Nottingham Forest 1-1 and also lost to them 0-1, while they beat Stuttgart 2-0.

For their part, PSV Eindhoven arrive at the match after losing to Leipzig 0-1 away from home on 13 October, and drawing with Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 at home on 10 September. The Dutch side also lost to Bayern Munich 1-2, to Newcastle United 0-3, and to Atletico Madrid 2-3 in their previous matches.

FC Porto will be without Gabriel Mec and Dominik Prpic for other reasons, in addition to the injuries of F. Sousa and William.

PSV Eindhoven are missing a larger number of players, with Sam Adrianus Martinus Lammers, Alassane Alexandre Plea and Kilian Eric Celedille absent for other reasons, while Sami Ouaissa, Ricardo Daniel Pepi, Schouten, Paul Wanner, Adamo Nagalo and Guus Bernd Til are out through injury.

In the league phase standings, PSV Eindhoven are in 26th place with 1 point from two matches, after a draw and a loss, and a goal difference of 1-2, while FC Porto are in 30th place with no points from two matches, after two losses and a goal difference of 2-5.