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Last Updated 31st August 2025 at 02: 20 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be the first game between a Dutch and Belgian side in the UEFA Champions League since December 2009 (AZ 1-1 Standard Liège). Of the eight all-time meetings between clubs of the two nations in the European Cup/Champions League, Dutch sides have won on just one occasion (Ajax 2-0 Club Brugge in October 2003 – D3 L4). PSV have played four previous games against Belgian sides in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, failing to win each match (D1 L3) – all against Anderlecht between 1991 and 2000. Union Saint-Gilloise will play in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. The last Belgian side to win their first ever match in the European Cup/Champions League was RWD Molenbeek in 1975 (3-2 v Viking), with the last four debutants all failing to do so (D3 L1). Union Saint-Gilloise are featuring in major European competition for a fourth consecutive season, having not appeared in a single campaign since 1964/65 beforehand. In the 2024-25 edition, PSV were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the last 16 stage by Arsenal, losing 9-3 on aggregate. During that tie, they became the first side in competition history (since 1992-93) to concede seven goals at home in a knockout stage match. PSV have lost their opening game in each of their previous four UEFA Champions League campaigns (2016-17, 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25), conceding 12 goals and only scoring once in the process. Union Saint-Gilloise boss Sébastien Pocognoli will be taking charge of a UEFA Champions League for the very first time – the Belgian played five games in the competition in the 2009/10 season for AZ in the group stage, with his one assist coming against Belgian opposition in Standard Liège. Only Bayern Munich (8. 4) had a lower PPDA average than PSV (9. 6) in the UEFA Champions League last season, while only overall winners Paris SG (39) produced more shot-ending high turnovers in the previous edition than the Dutch side (29). Union SG’s Kevin Mac Allister was the joint-top scoring defender in the UEFA Europa League last season (3 – level with Diogo Dalot and Alessio Romagnoli), and has scored in both of his away games in European competition in 2025 (two goals – v Rangers and Ajax). Of players to make 10+ appearances in the UEFA Champions League last season, only Barcelona’s Marc Casadó (4. 7) averaged more tackles per 90 than PSV’s Ismael Saibari (3. 7). He also netted the joint-most goals for his side (3), while ranking first for tackles (30), second for duels won (54) and joint-second for possession won (44).   Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.