Feyenoord go into Feyenoord vs Como needing a European response after a miserable start in the Champions League. They are 33rd in the 36-team standings on 0 points, with 1 goal scored and 5 conceded after one match. Como, by contrast, arrive fifth with 3 points after beating RB Leipzig 4-1 on their Champions League debut.

Feyenoord's domestic lift

The Dutch side have at least steadied themselves at home. Feyenoord have won three league matches in a row, beating PEC Zwolle 7-0, FC Utrecht 5-1 and AZ Alkmaar 2-0, with that last result ending AZ's seven-month top-flight unbeaten run.

That run matters because it suggests the Barcelona defeat was not the start of a broader collapse. Feyenoord's previous Champions League game was that 5-1 loss at Barcelona, and they also lost 2-0 and 2-1 to Inter Milan in the 2024-25 round of 16. Those European results leave little room for comfort, especially against a Como side that has already shown it can turn possession into pressure.

Como's attacking route

Como's shape gives them a decent chance of landing another punch. Anastasios Douvikas is set to lead the line as a fixed point in attack, with Nico Paz behind him in the probable lineup. Sky Sport Italia also lists Como in a 4-2-3-1, which fits the idea of a side built to get bodies around the central striker rather than live off scraps.

Douvikas has 2 Serie A goals in 6 appearances this season, and he has already scored 1 Champions League goal in 1 appearance. Those numbers do not guarantee anything in Rotterdam, but they do show a forward arriving with a live scoring edge, not just a name on the team sheet.

The absence list is not huge, but it does matter. Moise Kean is the only unavailable player mentioned for Como, while Maxence Caqueret, Jayden Addai, Mauro Vigorito, Adrian Lahdo, Willy Kambwala and Edoardo Goldaniga are not included in the squad. Sky Sport Italia has the match down for Wednesday 14 October at 18.45, with live coverage on Sky and streaming on NOW.

The clean read here is that Feyenoord's domestic run makes them competitive, but Como have already done more in Europe. If the hosts open the game too much, Douvikas and Paz have enough structure around them to make that a problem.

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