Feyenoord is linked to AS Roma in the draw for the quarterfinals of the Europa League on Friday. Last season, the team from Rotterdam lost 1-0 to the Romans in the final battle of the Conference League.
Feyenoord first plays in De Kuip on April 13, the return is a week later in Stadio Olimpico. If Arne Slot’s team succeeds in reaching the semi-final, a diptych with Bayer Leverkusen or Union Saint-Gilloise awaits. In that case too, Feyenoord will first play at home.
The Manchester United of Erik ten Hag, Tyrell Malacia and Wout Weghorst will compete against Sevilla, which eliminated PSV in the intermediate round. The winner of that meeting will meet Sporting CP or Juventus in the semi-finals.
Last season Feyenoord made it to the final of the Conference League, in which AS Roma came out on top thanks to a hit by Nicolò Zaniolo. Just like last season, José Mourinho is in front of the group of players with the Romans, who occupy fifth place in Serie A after 26 rounds.
Former Feyenoord player Rick Karsdorp is part of the selection, after he fell out of favor with Mourinho at the end of last year. AS Roma joined the last eight by eliminating Real Sociedad. Over two matches it became 2-0 for the ‘Giallorossi‘.
Feyenoord impressed against Shakhtar Donetsk
Feyenoord reached the quarter finals by beating Shakhtar Donetsk in a sublime way. After the 1-1 in the first meeting, the return ended in a resounding 7-1 win for the Slot team on Thursday. Feyenoord was allowed to skip the intermediate round after finishing first in a group with FC Midtjylland, Lazio and Sturm Graz.
The last time the team from Rotterdam reached the last eight of the Europa League or predecessor UEFA Cup was in 2002. At the time, Feyenoord won the UEFA Cup by beating Borussia Dortmund in the final played in De Kuip: 3-2.
The matches in the quarterfinals will therefore be played on April 13 (goals) and April 20 (returns). The first matches in the semi-final are on May 11, after which the return matches are scheduled a week later.
Defending champion Eintracht Frankfurt not present
The Europa League final is in Budapest on May 31. Last season, the overall victory went to Eintracht Frankfurt, which stranded against Napoli in the eighth finals of the Champions League this season.
The draw in the Conference League is at 2 p.m., which also includes AZ.
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