Feyenoord Rotterdam vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa LeagueAston Villa beat Feyenoord to stay perfect in Europa League
Emi Buendia and John McGinn struck second-half goals as Aston Villa beat Feyenoord 2-0 in Rotterdam to make it back-to-back Europa League wins.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 3': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord).
- 3': Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Sem Steijn (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Hadj Moussa.
- 9': Foul by Sem Steijn (Feyenoord).
- 9': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Sem Steijn.
- 10': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Sem Steijn (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom with a cross.
- 12': Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Feyenoord).
- 13': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': VAR Decision: No card change Anel Ahmedhodzic (Feyenoord).
- 17': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Givairo Read.
- 18': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 18': Timon Wellenreuther (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Leo Sauer (Feyenoord).
- 20': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Feyenoord).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sem Steijn.
- 23': Attempt saved. Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa).
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Givairo Read.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Sem Steijn (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Sauer with a cross.
- 27': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Givairo Read with a cross.
- 30': Attempt saved. Leo Sauer (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Anis Hadj Moussa.
- 30': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Timon Wellenreuther (Feyenoord). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Sem Steijn (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Givairo Read with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 32': Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord).
- 32': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 33': Luciano Valente (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord).
- 34': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 40': Attempt saved. Luciano Valente (Feyenoord) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Gijs Smal.
- 40': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 41': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 41': Attempt missed. Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anis Hadj Moussa with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 44': Foul by Leo Sauer (Feyenoord).
- 44': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Handball by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Feyenoord. Oussama Targhalline replaces Hwang In-Beom.
- 46': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 46': Givairo Read (Feyenoord) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Sem Steijn (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Hadj Moussa.
- 49': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Sem Steijn (Feyenoord).
- 49': Sem Steijn (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 53': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 53': Givairo Read (Feyenoord) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Handball by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 56': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Oussama Targhalline (Feyenoord).
- 57': Offside, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen is caught offside.
- 58': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord).
- 61': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 66': Foul by Oussama Targhalline (Feyenoord).
- 66': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 71': Substitution, Feyenoord. Bart Nieuwkoop replaces Givairo Read.
- 71': Substitution, Feyenoord. Aymen Sliti replaces Leo Sauer.
- 72': Corner, Feyenoord. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
- 73': Foul by Bart Nieuwkoop (Feyenoord).
- 73': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Gijs Smal (Feyenoord).
- 75': Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 75': Substitution, Feyenoord. Cyle Larin replaces Sem Steijn.
- 76': Offside, Feyenoord. Bart Nieuwkoop is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 79': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 2. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 81': Attempt saved. Luciano Valente (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Ayase Ueda with a headed pass.
- 81': Attempt missed. Aymen Sliti (Feyenoord) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 82': Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Luciano Valente (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Hadj Moussa with a cross.
- 84': Foul by Oussama Targhalline (Feyenoord).
- 84': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Cyle Larin (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Matty Cash.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Harvey Elliott replaces John McGinn.
- 86': Substitution, Feyenoord. Jordan Bos replaces Luciano Valente.
- 87': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord).
- 87': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 87': Gijs Smal (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Cyle Larin (Feyenoord) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa).
- 90': Offside, Feyenoord. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord).
- 90'+3': Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Bart Nieuwkoop (Feyenoord) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa). Assisted by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
FEY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 472 | Accurate Passes | 290 |
| 530 | Passes | 339 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 6 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 26 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 42,634
Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 42,634
UEFA Europa League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Braga | 2 | +3 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Feyenoord Rotterdam (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Timon Wellenreuther (GK) |
| 4 | Tsuyoshi Watanabe |
| 21 | Anel Ahmedhodzic  |
| 5 | Gijs Smal |
| 26 | Givairo Read |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom |
| 40 | Luciano Valente |
| 14 | Sem Steijn |
| 9 | Ayase Ueda |
| 16 | Leo Sauer |
| 23 | Anis Hadj Moussa |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 29 | Evann Guessand |
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