Four days after a 2-0 win over AZ Alkmaar at De Kuip, Feyenoord turn their attention back to Europe with a task that already feels pressing: the Dutch side are still waiting for their first Champions League point this season after a 5-1 loss at Barcelona on matchday 1. Standing in their way is a Como side that opened with a 4-1 home win over RB Leipzig, giving Cesc Fabregas’s team three points and a degree of confidence that Feyenoord will be desperate to chip away at on Wednesday afternoon.
What’s at stake
The 2026 Champions League uses a 36-team league stage, with the top 24 sides advancing to the knockout rounds. With only one matchday played, the standings mean little yet, but the gap in momentum between these two clubs is real. Como picked up a full win in their debut UCL appearance, while Feyenoord conceded five in Catalonia and left empty-handed. A second consecutive defeat would leave Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side needing a near-perfect run through the remaining matchdays just to stay in comfortable contention for those qualification spots.
For Como, a win at De Kuip would put them on six points after just two matches in the League Stage, building on their opening victory and keeping them among the early frontrunners in the competition. A defeat, on the other hand, would drag them back into the pack and remind everyone that their Leipzig result, impressive as it was, came on home turf. Both teams understand what a second matchday win or loss can do to the shape of a long league stage.
How they got here
Feyenoord’s domestic form has been commanding. Across their last five matches they have won four and lost one, outscoring opponents 17-6 in those games. The run includes a 7-0 win at PEC Zwolle and a 5-0 home victory over Utrecht, with the only blemish being that 5-1 defeat in Barcelona. Van Bronckhorst’s side clearly have firepower in the Eredivisie; the question in Rotterdam on Wednesday is whether that translates against a side of Como’s quality. Como arrive in a more mixed state domestically. They beat Parma 2-1 at home before losing 2-0 at Frosinone, and their most recent Serie A outing ended 0-0 against AS Roma three days ago. That blank against Roma was their second draw or loss in three league games, suggesting some inconsistency behind the confident European opener.
Feyenoord have not dropped a home game in the Eredivisie this season, winning both matches at De Kuip. Como, making their first Champions League appearances in decades, have played one European away fixture, the Barcelona road trip, which ended in that 5-1 loss for Feyenoord. Fabregas’s team have not yet been tested in a hostile European atmosphere away from the Stadio Comunale Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
Key battle to watch
Como’s midfield, built around Nicolo Paz, Moritz Baturina, and Maxime Perrone among others, showed on matchday 1 that they can dictate tempo and create in volume against high-level opposition. Feyenoord’s answer will likely run through Gijs Zechiel and Jakub Moder in central areas, two players who set the tempo when Feyenoord are at their pressing best. If Como’s midfield can bypass that press and feed the wide channels where Assane Diao and Lucas da Cunha operate, the visitors will cause real problems. If Feyenoord win that territorial battle early, the energy of De Kuip and the momentum from four days ago becomes a genuine weapon.
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Our Prediction
Feyenoord’s home record and domestic momentum give them a real foundation to build on, and De Kuip is the kind of atmosphere that can rattle a side still finding its feet in European competition. That said, Como’s opening result against Leipzig showed they are not here to make up the numbers, and their squad depth, from Robert Sanchez in goal to Moise Kean in attack, is significant. Expect a tight, edgy contest where the first goal carries heavy weight. Feyenoord are slight favourites on home soil, but Como’s quality means nothing is settled before kickoff.
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