Arne Slot’s Liverpool come unstuck for the first time in the Champions League this season as PSV defeat the Reds in the Netherlands. You can watch the PSV vs Liverpool highlights below.
Despite losing to PSV, Liverpool still finish second in the Champions League standings and secure their spot in the last 16 of the competition with ease.
Liverpool Lose For First Time Under Arne Slot In Europe With 3-2 Defeat To PSV
The first half at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven was a thrilling affair, with Liverpool making a total of nine changes from the weekend with a spot in the last 16 of the Champions League already secured.
One of the two players who kept his place from the 4-1 win over Ipswich was Cody Gakpo. The Dutch forward opened the scoring in Eindhoven, giving Liverpool the lead on 28 minutes.
Seven minutes later and the hosts were level. Johan Bakayoko was the man who drew his side level momentarily, before Harvey Elliott restored Liverpool’s advantage on 40 minutes.
Five minutes later and PSV were level again, this time through Ismael Saibari. Just as it looked like the two sides were going in level at half-time, the hosts grabbed a third in first half injury-time as Ricardo Pepi gave PSV the lead at the break.
HT: PSV 3-2 Liverpool
It was still all to play for in the second half, with the best football betting sites in the UK now favouring the home side to hang on and become the first team to defeat Liverpool in Europe since Arne Slot took over at Anfield.
The second half was nowhere near as entertaining as the first, with no goals for either side after half-time.
However, there was a somewhat nightmare debut for 18-year-old Amara Nallo. The young midfielder came on in the 83th minute making his Liverpool bow, but was shown a straight red card just four minutes after coming on.
Despite losing for the first time in the Champions League this season, results elsewhere with Barcelona failing to beat Atalanta means the Reds finish top of the league phase with 21 points.
WATCH: PSV 3-2 Liverpool Highlights
Next up for Liverpool is a trip to in-form Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon, who will be confident of another huge scalp against Arne Slot’s Reds.
Liverpool remain slight favourites to beat the Cherries at the weekend with the best UK betting apps, despite the home side being unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions.
Be sure to claim the various football betting offers and free bet deals available on the SportsCasting site ahead of the next round of Champions League fixtures.
