16:55
At Girona the shirts are already ready. Just under two hours until kick-off. That of Daley Blind is not among them. The defender is injured.
16:51
Trend in new Champions League format
The Champions League has been overhauled this season and after one and a half rounds of matches, one thing is clear: there are goals being scored, a lot of goals. This is not only due to the differences in strength, notes football reporter Maarten Wijffels. What else is it that creates goals? You can read that here.
16:43
Samenvatting Youth League
View the summary of the match between Girona and Feyenoord in the Youth League below.
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15:57
Feyenoord also loses the second game in the Youth League
Feyenoord under 19 also lost the second match in the UEFA Youth League. Two weeks after the 1-2 defeat at Varkenoord against Bayer Leverkusen, coach Pascal Bosschaart’s team lost 2-0 to Girona this afternoon.
Feyenoord will be back in action on Wednesday, September 23, against Benfica.
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14:48
0-0 at halftime
No goals in the first half in the Youth League match between Girona and Feyenoord, which is played on an artificial grass field with quite a few yellow and white lines.
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Feyenoord captain out
Five minutes before half-time it is still 0-0 in the Youth League match. Feyenoord captain Jan Plug has just left the field injured after an unpleasant collision near the halfway line. Shortly before, Feyenoord had a good chance to make it 0-1, but striker Fabiano Francisco Rust’s shot went just wide of the post.
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14:01
Jan Boskamp takes a look
Jan Boskamp has no longer worked on television since this season, but the 75-year-old Rotterdammer is of course still crazy about the game of football. The former Feyenoord midfielder now takes a look at the Youth League match being played at Camp Municipal Vidreres, south of Girona.
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13:28
Youth League
Feyenoord under 19 starts the second match in the UEFA Youth League at 2 p.m. The team of trainer Dennis te Braak started two weeks ago at Varkenoord with a 1-2 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. How will the Feyenoord talents do against Girona?
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12:55
Of course, Feyenoord traveled to Catalonia a bit like a tipsy game for the match against Girona. But if it were up to coach Brian Priske, his players would have the feeling that things are not going smoothly for his team for the time being. The Dane embraces the high expectations surrounding Feyenoord, but hopes that his players do not think about that.
12:53
Girona has not won five times in a row. The last victory dates back to September 1, when Sevilla was defeated. Feyenoord won against NAC Breda two weeks ago.
11:30
Priske thought the match against Leverkusen was ‘not bad’
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10:32
Last victory in away Champions League match
It has been 8044 days since Feyenoord won away from home in the Champions League. On September 24, 2002, the Rotterdam team were visiting for a match in the first group stage at St. James’ Park in Newcastle. Chilean midfielder Sebastián Pardo scored in the fourth minute, which was the only goal in the match: 0-1. Since then, Feyenoord has never won outside De Kuip in the Champions League.
Sebastián Pardo celebrates his goal against Newcastle United. © AP
09:57
Girona Futbol Club is preparing for its first ever official home performance in Europe. The Catalan club wants to strike immediately against Feyenoord in the Champions League, after the first match in France against Paris Saint-Germain was lost 1-0 in injury time. What can Feyenoord expect from the team that had to take a tough look last summer?
09:14
‘Girona is a good opponent for Feyenoord’
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09:11
Girona FC is preparing for its first Champions League home match. A historic moment that coach, players and audience are looking forward to. Former Ajax player Van de Beek is also looking forward to the crack, if only to be able to play against a Dutch team again after a long time.
07:28
Story Mikos Gouka from Spain
Feyenoord is searching and not just that. A result in Girona could help the team overcome a hurdle. In the meantime, Brian Priske hopes to keep the high expectations at bay. But the pressure is not only increasing for the new trainer.
07:27
Probable setups
Girona: Gazzaniga; Frances, Krejci, Lopez, Gutierrez; Van de Beek, Herrera, Martin; Tsygankov, Abel Ruiz, Danjuma
Feyenoord: Wellenreuther; Lotomba, Beelen, Hancko, Bueno; Milambo, Hwang, Timber, Osman, Ueda, Paixão
07:25
Feyenoord started the group stage with a 4-0 defeat at home against Bayer Leverkusen. Girona unfortunately lost 1-0 at Paris Saint-Germain due to a blunder by goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga.
Trainer Brian Priske is missing striker Santiago Giménez, Calvin Stengs, Quilindschy Hartman and Bart Nieuwkoop in Girona, who are injured. Daley Blind is missing at Girona due to an injury. Donny van de Beek and Arnaut Danjuma are there.
07:25
Good morning
Welcome to the live blog about the match between Girona and Feyenoord, who will face each other in the Champions League at 6:45 PM. Girona finished third in La Liga last season and is playing European football for the first time, but is twelfth in La Liga this season. What will Feyenoord do? Follow everything about the match live here!
