All eyes were on Milan striker Santiago Giménez, the top scorer of Feyenoord in the competition phase of this competition, who jumped to the San Siro in January.
2024/2025 UEFA Champions League
1-0
- Igor Paixão (3 ')
Match report
Pascal Bossschaart made a winning start of life as an interim coach, where the Dutch side now took a slim benefit in the second stage in San Siro next week.
Igor Paixao scored the only goal of the game after just three minutes when his speculative effort slid from a tight corner on the left flank with pace of the wet surface and slid through the gloves of Mike Maignan.
It was a recording that should have been a routine for the French International, but the mistake gave Feyenoord a dream start and set the tone for a virtuoso performance of Paixao.
The Brazilian winger was in the heart of the attacking company of Feyenoord and also hit the bar shortly before the break with a immersion shot from a similar position as his first, but with Maignan defeated, bouncing the goal.
Julian Carranza also just widely hit the far post in the second half when the hosts showed no adverse consequences of the shock decision to dismiss coach Brian Priske on Monday.
Tijjani Reijnders came closest to Milan and lifted a shot on the net over the bar, but the visitors watched off-can, with Timon Wellenreuther holding comfortably on his clean leaf.
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Data debrief: quickly out of the blocks
Bossschaart would like to make Feyenoord to make a clear start, but even he might not have thought he was going his first game as it did.
The third minute goal of Paixao is the fastest Feyenoord that has been scored since September 1971 in a Champions League/European Cup (Willem van Hanegem, also three minutes).
The Dutch side has also expanded an impressive record. When they lead during the break, they have not lost any of their last 25 games in the competition (W22 D3); Only Lyon (48 games) has been led more often during the break without ever losing such a competition.
For Milan it has a similar story -they have not succeeded in winning one of their last 12 -way in the Champions League Knock -Trondes (D4 L7) and scored a total of three goals in the last 11 games in That run.
Match -Events
3 'goal! Feyenoord 1-0 Milan (Igor Paixão)
Line-ups
Feyenoord XI: Timon Wellenreuther, Dávid Hancko, Jakub Moder, Gijs Smal, Ayase Ueda, Quinten Timber, Igor Paixão, Antoni Milambo, Anis Hadj Moussa, Thomas Belen, Givairo Read
Subs: Luka Ivanusec, Julián Carranza, Hugo Bueno, Paming Andreev, Shiloh 't Zand, Jeyland Mitchell, Ibrahim Osman, Zepiqueno Redmond, Djomar Gierthove, Ismail Ka, Tobias van den Elshout
Milan XI: Walker, Maignan, Theo, Pulisic, Felix, Santiago Gimenez, Reijnders, Leao, Youssouf Fofana, Malick Thiaw, S. Pavlovic
Subs: Sportiello, Tomori, Abraham, Chukwueze, Gabbia, Terracciano, Davide Bartesaghi, Torriani, Francesco Camarda
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