The opening day of the UEFA Champions League turned into a nightmare for Feyenoord, who suffered a heavy 0-4 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. The match marked Ramiz Zerrouki’s first start of the season in the competition, and also the Champions League debut for youngster Hadj Moussa, but it was marred by a team performance that fell well short of expectations.
From the first minutes, the difficulties of Feyenoord were felt. In the 5th minute, Florian Wirtz opens the score for Leverkusen following, in particular, poor control of Zerroukioffering a golden opportunity to the German striker. In the 30th minute, Alex Grimaldo double the bet for the visitors, before Wirtz scored a double six minutes later (36′). Just before the break, a mistake by the goalkeeper Timon Wellenreuther resulted in an own goal (44′), making the score 4-0 in favor of the Germans.
Ramiz Zerroukialthough determined, had a difficult evening in midfield and was replaced at half-time, unfortunately earning the worst rating of the match 5.8/10. The coach of Feyenoord also introduced Hadj Moussa on the hour mark to try to re-energize the attack, but without success. The 22-year-old forward was unable to make a difference on his debut in Champions League.
This stinging defeat leaves Feyenoord in a delicate position from the start of the competition. The Dutch club will have to quickly recover to hope to stay in the race, with a crucial next match against Gironascheduled for October 2.
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