Overview
- Feyenoord recovered from an 18th-minute goal by Assane Diao to win 3-2 on Wednesday at De Kuip, with Gjivai Zechiël equalising, Anis Hadj Moussa scoring the second and a deflected Hadj Moussa shot producing an own goal for the third.
- Como deployed Nico Paz as a False 9 because Moise Kean remains injured, and Diao left with a muscular problem after 23 minutes, leaving Fabregas to change shape and later bring on attackers as Como pushed for an equaliser.
- Cesc Fabregas accepted responsibility for tactical choices after the defeat, called the campaign a learning process for the club’s first European away game and said the team must improve its consistency.
- Feyenoord will assess Luciano Valente’s halftime withdrawal and continue to manage a long injury list, while over 1,000 Como fans made the trip to Rotterdam for the club’s first ever UEFA away fixture.
- Both sides now sit on three points in the group and Como’s rapid rise from the lower divisions to the Champions League will be tested in coming fixtures against heavier opponents such as Manchester United, Barcelona and PSG.