Feyenoord will entertain last season’s runners-up, Roma, at De Kuip in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League knockout round playoffs on Thursday.
The hosts finished third in the Group E standings of the UEFA Champions League earlier this season, recording two wins in six games, and dropped to the Europa League.
The visitors had a decent run in the group stage of the Europa League, with four wins from six games, but finished second in the Group G table behind Slavia Praha, who had five wins to their name.
The hosts have been in good touch recently and are unbeaten in their last nine games in all competitions. They made it three wins on the trot earlier this week, registering a 2-0 home win over Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie, thanks to second-half goals from defenders Dávid Hancko and Lutsharel Geertruida.
The visitors, on the other hand, met Inter Milan in Serie A on Saturday and fell to a 4-2 home loss. Gianluca Mancini and Stephan El Shaarawy scored in the first half, but the league leaders scored thrice after the break to register a comeback win.
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