Feyenoord welcome AC Milan in the Champions League and you can find our preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups below.
Feyenoord vs AC Milan Preview
Feynoord qualified for the Champions League play-off stages by finishing in 19th, but their run in the group stage was far from perfect.
Suffering a 6-1 defeat to Lille, 3-0 defeat against Bayern Munich and 4-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen highlights the issues they have faced in Europe.
Pascal Bosschaart’s side are coming off a 3-0 win over Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie, which ended a run of three straight defeats across all competitions.
As for AC Milan, defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in their last Champions League encounter ended a strong run in Europe which included a 3-1 win away to Real Madrid.
The Italian side are unbeaten in their last three matches and are coming off a 2-0 victory against Empoli – meaning they should be full of confidence on Wednesday evening.
Feyenoord vs AC Milan Team News
The Dutch side will be without their star defender, Gernot Trauner, for a third consecutive match while Justin Bijlow, Calvin Stengs, Chris-Kevin Nadje and Ramiz Zerrouki will also be sidelined.
Quilindschy Hartman returned in Feyenoord’s most recent clash after a long-term injury and former Brighton star, Jakub Moder, is eligible for the knockout stages after signing in January.
As for AC Milan, Emerson Royal, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Alessandro Florenzi will all miss the trip to the Netherlands through injury.
Yunus Musah will miss out due to a suspension, however, Kyle Walker, Joao Felix, Riccardo Sottil and Warren Bondo, could feature (UFEA registration permitting).
Feyenoord vs AC Milan Confirmed Lineups
Feyenoord: Wellenreuther; Read, Beelen, Hancko, Smal; Moder, Timber, Milambo; Hadj-Moussa, Ueda, Paixao
AC Milan: Maignan; Walker, Thiaw, Pavlovic, Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Pulisic, Felix, Leao; Gimenez
Feyenoord vs AC Milan Prediction
AC Milan are the clear favourites on UK betting sites due to their superior performance in the group stages and quality of player.
The Dutch side will be no pushover however, winning four of their last five matches at home and we expect a score draw on Wednesday evening.
Prediction: Feyenoord 2-2 AC Milan
