Feyenoord Rotterdam impressively won 3-1 (2-0) against Lazio Rome in Group E on Wednesday (October 25, 2023) and secured their second win. FC Barcelona defeated Donetsk with some difficulty 2:1 (2:0).
Santiago Gimenez with a brace (31st, 74th) and Ramiz Zerrouki (45th +2) had taken the Dutch comfortably into the lead before Pedro shortened the lead with a penalty (83rd). Feyenoord is at least second in Group E after the matchday and has achieved an important success in reaching the next round.
Barcelona with some difficulty
National team captain Ilkay Gündogan and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen are marching directly towards the round of 16 with FC Barcelona in the Champions League. Barca won their mandatory game at home 2-1 (2-0) against Shakhtar Donetsk and can now plan for the knockout phase as leaders in Group H with nine points in their account.
Three days before the Clasico in the league against Real Madrid, Gündogan and Co. were clearly superior to Donetsk without exerting themselves, but things got exciting due to a lack of evaluation of chances. Ferran Torres (28th) and Fermin Lopez (36th) scored for Xavi’s team, Georgij Sudakov (62nd) scored the goal for the Ukrainians. While Gündogan played well at Barca and opened the scoring, star striker Robert Lewandowski was still missing due to his ankle injury.