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PSV show character in Porto and win for the first time in the Champions League
Guus Til scored the winner as PSV earned their first league-phase victory and left Porto still without a point.
On Tuesday, PSV Eindhoven defeated FC Porto 1-0 in the Champions League group stage, with Guus Til scoring the decisive goal in the 57th minute to lift the Dutch side to provisional 16th place.
This victory marks PSV's first group-stage win following a 1-1 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk and a 1-0 loss to RB Leipzig, while Porto remains without a point at the halfway stage of round three.
Til tapped in the winner after Esmir Bajraktarevic's shot struck the post and Sven Mijnans steered the rebound across the goalmouth for the decisive finish.
Goalkeeper Matej Kovar preserved the lead despite a shaky 72nd-minute clearance, while Sergi Dest hacked the ball away late to deny Porto an open-goal finish.
PSV now hosts Belgian side Club Brugge on November 4, followed by a clash with Real Madrid on November 24 as the campaign continues.
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