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A Young Side and a Moment of Silence
Giovanni van Bronckhorst made a bold call before kick-off. He picked 19-year-old Thijs Kraaijeveld at centre-back and left the more experienced Tsuyoshi Watanabe out. It also meant Feyenoord fielded the youngest team they have ever put out in the Champions League. Both clubs came into the match on three points from three games.
The mood at De Kuip was sombre before the first whistle. Fans and players observed a minute's silence for Spanish footballer Jesus de Miguel. He died on the pitch on Monday while playing for CD Tenerife, after a heavy collision with the FC Andorra goalkeeper.
Inter Take Control Early
The visitors needed only eight minutes to break through. Bisseck, a former Roda defender, turned with the ball and curled a lovely shot into the far corner. It was the kind of finish you expect from a striker, not a centre-back.
Feyenoord found it hard to answer against a side coached by Christian Chivu, who once played for Ajax. Their only real chance of the first half came midway through. Luciano Valente and Gijval Zechiel traded a neat one-two, and the move found Anis Hadj Moussa. He dribbled past Federico Dimarco, but his shot from a tight angle was blocked by Josep Martinez.
Inter then struck again at a bad moment for the hosts. A shot from Djed Spence took a deflection and landed right on the head of Esposito, who nodded it in off the underside of the crossbar.
Zielinski Seals It as Feyenoord Slide Further
The second half followed much the same pattern, with Inter firmly in charge. In the 54th minute, Zielinski found plenty of room thanks to loose midfield organisation. The Polish midfielder ran into the space and hit a powerful drive that went in off the inside of the post. There was little the home side could do about it.
Play was briefly stopped later in the half when fireworks were thrown onto the pitch and the roof of De Kuip. Once they were cleared away, the game restarted quickly.
The defeat stretches Feyenoord's winless run to four games, even though they sit top of the Eredivisie. They have a chance to turn things around on Sunday, when they travel to face SC Heerenveen.
