Troubled Liverpool's season continued to decline as PSV Eindhoven secured a decisive 4-1 victory at Anfield in the Champions League. The match saw Liverpool initially take the lead through an early penalty by Ivan Perisic, but Dominik Szoboszlai's equalizer did not inspire a comeback for the Reds.
Second-half goals from Guus Til and Couhaib Driouech, who scored twice, marked Liverpool's ninth defeat in their last 12 matches across all competitions, representing the club's worst run since the 1953-54 season. The loss intensified the pressure on manager Arne Slot, with frustrated fans expressing their discontent at the final whistle.
Having lost 3-0 to Nottingham Forest in their previous match, Liverpool has now suffered three consecutive defeats, conceding a total of 10 goals. Analysts described the performance as an "absolute nightmare," with former Tottenham captain Michael Dawson criticizing the team's lack of respect for PSV and their overall self-belief.
Currently sitting in 12th place in the Premier League, Liverpool finds itself in the bottom half of the table for the first time in over a decade. Their hopes of advancing to the Champions League knockout stage are also in jeopardy following this latest defeat, which marked their first home loss in the group stage in five years.
Slot acknowledged feeling "guilty" about the team's struggles but has yet to find solutions to the ongoing crisis. The match saw Liverpool become the first English side to lose at home to PSV since 2008, highlighting their defensive vulnerabilities and lack of intensity.
In other Champions League matches, Paris Saint-Germain triumphed over Tottenham Hotspur 5-3, with Vitinha scoring a hat-trick. Arsenal defeated Bayern Munich 3-1, maintaining their perfect record in the tournament. Kylian Mbappe scored four goals for Real Madrid in a 4-3 victory against Olympiacos, while Atletico Madrid secured a dramatic 2-1 win over Inter Milan with a stoppage-time goal from Jose Gimenez.
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