Inter took control of their round 16-drawing game to win the first leg 2-0 in Rotterdam thanks to goals from Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez. Inter could have returned to Italy with a 3-0 lead, but Piotr Zielinski had saved his penalty by Timon Wellenreuther in the second half.
Afterwards Inzaghi said: “The boys did well, it was not easy in this stadium.
“The fans also gave us a big hand, we knew we had to suffer. We stayed solid, played very well, now we have a match for the second stage this weekend. There are always hidden dangers and I am very satisfied with the performance. “
He also stated: “Feyenoord is a quality team, they decided to play with four attackers tonight, plus Paixao as a sort of Trequartista.
“Although we studied their performance in the play-off with Milan, they played a different system tonight. Nevertheless, those two games have certainly helped us to study them.
“We did not pass well in the beginning, but then we came in shape and the two goals made things easier for us. We knew that they had very quickly forward and did well to defend when needed, but we improved and their press was not as strong as in the beginning.
“We won the first stage, it is only the peace in the draw and on Tuesday there is the second in San Siro. Remember that this team scored three goals to Manchester City. “
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