Comments and predictions for Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen: Last minute win
The match between Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League takes place at 11:45 p.m. on September 19. Nghe An Newspaper compiles statistics, analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score of this match.
Latest Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen team information
Although Arne Slot has left Feyenoord and Lutsharel Geertruida has moved to Leipzig, the team still retains key striker Santiago Gimenez, who is expected to start on Thursday. Jordan Lotomba and Hwang In-beom could play, but Calvin Stengs and Hugo Bueno are both out through injury. Center-back Gernot Trauner returns to the starting lineup and could be a substitute.
Leverkusen travel to Rotterdam without major injury concerns, with Xabi Alonso expected to be in a full squad if Exequiel Palacios passes his fitness test. Victor Boniface and Patrick Schick will compete for the top spot, while Robert Andrich and Aleix Garcia will battle it out to partner Granit Xhaka. Florian Wirtz, who has scored and assisted the most goals in the Europa League, will make his Champions League debut.
Latest expected lineup for Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen
Feyenoord:
Wellenreuther; Lotomba, Beelen, Hancko, Smal; Timber, Zechiel; Nieuwkoop, Nadje, Paixao; Gimenez
Bayer Leverkusen:
Kovar; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Terrier, Wirtz; Boniface
Latest football commentary on Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen
Feyenoord, the 2023 Dutch champions, finished second last season despite having a higher points total than the previous season. They won the KNVB Beker but coach Arne Slot left and Brian Priske was appointed from Sparta Prague.
Under Priske, Feyenoord have won just one of their first four league games and are nine points behind PSV. This is their first consecutive Champions League appearance since 2002 and they will be looking to reach the knockout stages for the first time since 1970, despite having won the European Cup.
Last season, Feyenoord dropped into the Europa League and were eliminated by Roma on penalties, the third time in a row they have been eliminated by Roma. They will be hoping to start well at De Kuip, where they have lost just once in their last 18 European games.
Bayer Leverkusen, after losing to Atalanta BC in last season's Europa League final, had an excellent 2023-24 season, winning the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.
They topped their Europa League group before reaching the final, having lost just one of their 53 games in all competitions. Leverkusen will be hoping for a successful start to the Champions League and are determined to reach the knockout stages for the first time since 2017. With Xabi Alonso in charge and a strong reserve squad, they will be hoping to take all three points against Feyenoord.
Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusenas follows:
- Sportsmole:Feyenoord 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen
- WhoScore:Feyenoord 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
- Our newspaper predicts:Feyenoord 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen
When and where to watch Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen live?
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