0 points, 0 games: PSV and Shakhtar begin their Champions League campaigns
An in-depth analysis of the tactical battle ahead
This article was generated by AI from match data.
PSV Eindhoven
Shakhtar Donetsk
PSV Eindhoven and Shakhtar Donetsk both start today’s Champions League league-stage campaign on 0 points, with kickoff set for 16:45 UTC at Philips Stadion. The opening-round meeting puts two teams ranked inside the bottom half of the current table—PSV 18th and Shakhtar 21st—under an immediate spotlight.
What's at stake
Both sides are level on 0 points from 0 games, while Paris Saint-Germain lead the table with 3 points. A win today would take either PSV or Shakhtar to 3 points and close the three-point gap to the leader; a defeat would leave the losing team on 0 after League Stage - 1.
The numbers
There is no recent-form data for either team, so the season figures provide the clearest frame. PSV’s home record is 0W 0D 0L, with 0 goals scored, 0 conceded and 0 clean sheets; Shakhtar’s away record is also 0W 0D 0L, with 0 scored, 0 conceded and 0 clean sheets. Overall, both teams have played 0 matches and scored 0 goals.
One to watch
The availability picture is the clearest individual angle, with eight named PSV players listed as unavailable or doubtful. J. Schouten is out with a knee injury, Mauro Junior is missing through a red card, S. Lammers lacks match fitness and S. Ouaissa has a muscle injury; M. Bro Hansen, A. Nagalo, A. Plea and K. Sildillia are also listed out for today.
Why it matters
Shakhtar also have eight unavailable players, including K. Fesyun through illness, Marlon with a muscle injury and Pedrinho with an injury, while V. Korniyenko, P. Obah, T. Puzankov, M. Shved and D. Tvardovskyi are off the roster. With both teams starting on 0 points and no season results to separate them, today’s first league-stage result establishes the early direction for PSV and Shakhtar.
The table as it stands
| Logo | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | Barcelona | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sporting CP | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Manchester City | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Real Betis | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Real Madrid | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | Arsenal | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | AEK Athens FC | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Slavia Praha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Lens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Bayern München | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | AS Roma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Bodo/Glimt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Sabah FA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Villarreal | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26 | Lille | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 27 | Club Brugge KV | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 28 | Inter | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29 | Atletico Madrid | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30 | Napoli | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | Lask Linz | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | Viking | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 33 | Galatasaray | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 34 | FC Porto | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 35 | Feyenoord | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 36 | Slovan Bratislava | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |