Champions League | League Stage

Nov 6, 2024 at 8pm UK

Stadion Feijenoord

Feyenoord vs Salzburg

Match preview

Feyenoord have never made it past the group stage in the Champions League, but there's hope they'll make it through to the knockout rounds this season. They've already got six points from nine, so they're doing pretty well.

After losing 4-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen on matchday one, Feyenoord have since travelled to Spain and Portugal to beat Girona 3-2 and Benfica 3-1 respectively. They secured maximum points against the latter a fortnight ago. It's the first time since 1971 that they've won successive European Cup/Champions League away games.

We're now approaching the halfway point in the UCL league phase. Brian Priske's team is currently sitting in 16th place in the 36-team table, just one point behind the top eight. Wednesday's game against Salzburg is a great chance for Feyenoord to get a win, but the real tests are still to come with Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

Since beating Benfica, the Rotterdam-based outfit have had mixed fortunes in the Eredivisie. They lost 2-0 at home to Ajax, but then beat Utrecht 2-0 and AZ Alkmaar 3-2. They beat AZ Alkmaar last weekend, so they're still fourth in the table, three points behind second-placed Ajax, who have a game in hand.

Feyenoord, who have won three of their last four home games, are now preparing to welcome Austrian opposition to De Kuip for the first time since they beat Sturm Graz 6-0 in the Europa League in September 2022.