Feyenoord vs. Inter Match Guide

Inter Milan

·2 March 2025

Feyenoord vs. Inter Match Guide

The Champions League is back and Inter are preparing to play Feyenoord in the first leg of the Round of 16 which will be played in The Netherlands at de Kuip on Wednesday 5 March at 18:45 CET. The return leg will be played at San Siro on 11 March at 21:00 CET.

MATCH HISTORY

Inter vs. Feyenoord is not an unheard of meeting. The Nerrazzuri have played the Dutchmen four times, twice officially and twice in friendly tournaments. Both official matches were played in Europe's top competition when Feyenoord beat the Nerazzurri after two legs in the 2001/02 UEFA Cup (3-2 overall, 1-0 to Feyenoord in the first leg, 2-2 in the second leg). The other two friendly matches were in the first Mundialito in 1981 and then four years later, we met again in the Tournmant of the Dutch Antiles, back in 1985 in Curaçao, an island in the Caribbean Sea.

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OPPOSITION: FEYENOORD

The side from Rotterdam, since Brian Prieske was relived of his duties, was temporarily coached by U21s Coach Pascal Bosschaart who guided the Dutch side to the Champions League Round of 16 after eliminating AC Milan in the play-off double header. Robin Van Persie has since been appointed and made his debut in the dugout on Saturday 1 March in a goalless draw with NEC in the Eredivisie. Van Persie began and ended his playing career with Feyenoord and fielded the 4-2-1-3 (4-2-3-1 off the ball) formation, rotating some players, though they have slipped to 4th in the table (on 44 points), overtaken by Utrecht. He used the midfield duo of Smal and Targhalline with Ivanusec behind the three forwards, Carranza in the centre up front and Paixao and Moussa on the wings. For the Eredivisie game, Moder and Milambo were out injured, together with unavailable Timber, Zerrouki, Stengs and Hwan. Against Inter, Givairo Read will definitely be out having been sent off against AC Milan.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Inter have conceded the least goals of any team in this year's Champions League (one in eight games). Inter have kept a clean sheet in 59.5% of their Champions League games under Simone Inzaghi (22/37), which is a record for any manager who has taken charge of over 30 games in the competition.
Feyenoord have lost only one of their twelve home European games against Italian opposition (7W, 4D). Their only loss was against Roma in the 2014/15 Europa League.
Inter are unbeaten in their last eleven European games against Dutch opposition (7W, 4D) since losing 0-1 to Feyenoord in April 2002.
Inter have only lost two of their last 23 Champions League matches (14W, 16D) and they have conceded more than one goal in only three of these matches (12 goals conceded in total).
Feyenoord have converted 13 of their clear chances in this year's Champions League (68%), which is the best of any team in the competition this year.
Lautaro Martínez could become Inter's best goal scorer in Champions Cup/Champions League history. He is currently level with Sandro Mazzola on 17 goals.
Igor Paixão has been involved in six goals in Feyenoord's ten Champions League matches this year (two goals and four assists). No player has ever been involved in more goals for Feyenoord in a single European campaign (Santiago Giménez also has six this season).

REFEREE

Officiating the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 fixture between Feyenoord and Inter will be Espen Eskås. Assisted by Jan Erik Engan and Isaak Elias Bashevkin, and fourth official Sigurd Kringstad. On VAR duty will be Christian Dingert, and AVAR Tiago Martins.

THE SCHEDULE AHEAD OF MATCHDAY

Here are the details on press conferences and training ahead of Feyenoord vs. Inter on Tuesday 4 March 2025.

11:00 CET - Feyenoord Training (15 minutes open to the media) | Feyenoord Training Centre
12:00 CET - Inter Training (15 minutes open to the media) | BPER Training Centre, Appiano Gentile
14:00 CET - Feyenoord Official Press Conference | De Kuip Stadium
19:00 CET - Inter Official Press Conference | De Kuip Stadium

FEYENOORD'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CAMPAIGN

Feyenoord have quailified for the Round of 16 in the Champions Cup/Champions League for the first time since the 1974/75 season. It is a historical triumph for them that came after a great league phase run finishing in seventh places level on points with PSG, Benfica, Monaco and Brest. They then went on to beat AC Milan in the play-off.

They won 13 points in the league stage with four wins and a draw. They scored 18 and conceded 21. THE LEAGUE STAGE RESULTS Feyenoord 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen Girona 2-3 Feyenoord Benfica 1-3 Feyenoord Feyenoord 1-3 Salsburg Manchester City 3-3 Feyenoord Feyenoord 4-2 Sparta Praga Feyenoord 3-0 Bayern Munich Lille 6-1 Feyenoord PLAY-OFF Feyenoord 1-0 AC Milan AC Milan 1-1 Feyenoord

FEYENOORD vs. INTER, WHERE TO WATCH ON TV

Feyenoord vs. Inter in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 will be played on Wednesday 5 March at 18:45. It will be live, exclusively on Prime Video and it will be therefore be available on the Amazon Prime Video app on your smart TV and on all mobile devices.

UPDATES ON INTER TV

As always, there will be updates and pre-match analysis on Inter TV up until kick off. Our Livematch ahead of Feyenoord vs. Inter will be live from 17:15 CET and it will be streamed on the Club's Official Youtube channel until 18:00 CET. After the match, there will be updates, analysis and interviews.

ROUND OF 16: DATES AND TIMES

ROUND OF 16 FIRST LEGS

Tuesday 4 March 2025: Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa, 18:45 Borussia Dortmund vs. Lille, 21:00 PSV Eindhoven vs. Arsenal, 21:00 Real Madrid vs. Atlético, 21:00

Wednesday 5 March 2025: Feyenoord vs. Inter, 18:45 PSG vs. Liverpool, 21:00 Bayern München vs Leverkusen, 21:00 Benfica vs. Barcelona, 21:00

ROUND OF 16 SECOND LEGS

Tuesday 11 March 2025: Barcelona vs. Benfica, 18:45 Inter vs. Feyenoord, 21:00 Leverkusen vs. Bayern München, 21:00 Liverpool vs. PSG, 21:00 Wednesday 12 March 2025: Lille vs. Borussia Dortmund, 18:45 Arsenal vs. PSV, 21:00 Aston Villa vs. Club Brugge, 21:00 Atlético vs. Real Madrid, 21:00