​Feyenoord vs Roma in the first quarter-final of the Europa League is scheduled for Thursday, April 13 at 19:45 at De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam and will be broadcast on the Pro Arena.

The finalists of the last draw of the Conference League, Feyenoord and Roma, now meet in a “double”, which aims to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League.

Feyenoord lead the Eredivisie with eight points over Ajax and PSV with just six stages remaining in the domestic season and have a huge chance of adding a record 16th Dutch title to their record, the last one coming in 2016-17 .

Arne Slott’s side (a former midfielder who spent most of his career in the Dutch second division) have now won eight in a row in the league, the latest at home to Waalwijk 5-1, just days after being knocked out in the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup 1-2 at home with “Ajax”.

To reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Feyenoord won a group that also included Midtjylland, Lazio and Sturm Graz (W2 D2 L2) before advancing to the Round of 16 against Donetsk “Shakhtar” (1:1). away and 7-1 at home.

Feyenoord won the Europa League twice when the competition was called the UEFA Cup, in 1974 (2-2 away and 2-0 at home to Tottenham in the final) and 2002 (3-2 in the last leg against Borussia Dortmund, case). in Rotterdam).

Roma are 3rd in Serie A and in contention for a Champions League spot, two points ahead of Inter (5th) and five points ahead of Atalanta (6th) per nine stages to the end of the domestic season.

The Capitol have won three and lost three of their last six league matches, but are coming off the back of an away success, 1-0 at Turin.

Jose Mourinho’s side reached this stage of the competition after finishing 2nd in a group won by Betis and which also included Ludogorets and HIK Helsinki (W3 D1 L2), while then made it to the 1/8 finals. in the final against RB Salzburg, 0-1 away and 2-0 at home, and in the round of 16 against Real Sociedad, 2-0 at home and 0-0 away.

The greatest result of the Romans in the Europa League is the final of 1991 (the competition was called the UEFA Cup), lost to “Inter” after 0:2 away and 1:0 at home.

The last time the two teams met was in 2022, when they played in Tirana the first final in the history of the Conference League (with the same coaches on the technical benches), in which Roma beat Feyenoord 1-0 after a goal by Zaniolo (22).

The winner of the doubles match between Feyenoord and Roma will play the winner of the quarter-final between Bayer Leverkusen and Union St Louis in the semi-finals of the competition. Guilloise.

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