Feyenoord comes out ahead of Milan in the Champions League playoffs
Brazilian decides match against Italians with goal early in the game, after goalkeeper Maignan’s mistake. Italians will need to win in Milan
Summary
Feyenoord came out ahead of Milan in the race for a place in the round of 16 of the 2024/25 Champions League. The Dutch team beat the Italians 1-0 on Wednesday in Rotterdam, with a goal from Brazilian Igor Paixão, who scored after a mistake by goalkeeper Maignan.
DECISIVE BRAZILIAN
In a good season in the Netherlands, Brazilian Igor Paixão was decisive for Feyenoord this Wednesday, in a move just three minutes in. Amid the rain that fell in Rotterdam, he carried the ball down the left and tried a shot from the edge of the area. Goalkeeper Maignan fell to make the save, but let the ball slip into the goal. It was Igor’s second goal in two games, and his eighth in the 2024/25 season.
SECOND GAME
Milan and Feyenoord will face each other again next Tuesday at 2:45 pm (Brasília time) in the second leg of the playoffs. The Dutch can even draw to secure a place in the round of 16 of the Champions League, while the Italians need a victory by two or more goals to qualify directly. A victory for Milan by one goal will take the match to extra time (and, if necessary, a penalty shootout).
