Arne Slot has announced his line-up for the home game against FC Groningen. The Feyenoord coach starts with exactly the same eleven names as in the two previous matches, which were both won (against Fortuna Sittard and sc Heerenveen, 2-4 and 0-1 respectively). Sebastian Szymanski returns to the squad after an injury. The match starts at 8 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN 1.
Slot still does not have access to Justin Bijlow, so Timon Wellenreuther once again defends the goal of the team from Rotterdam. The defense is formed by Marcus Pedersen, Lutsharel Geertruida, Dávid Hancko and Quilindschy Hartman. The midfield is formed by Mats Wieffer, Orkun Kökçü and number 10 Javairô Dilrosun. Slot opts for Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Santiago Giménez and Oussama Idrissi in the vanguard.
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— Feyenoord Rotterdam (@Feyenoord) March 4, 2023
Feyenoord has for the time being a season that will not soon be forgotten. The team from Rotterdam lost for the last time at the end of October and are still the proud leader in the Eredivisie. In addition, Feyenoord managed to deal with sc Heerenveen (0-1) in the quarterfinals of the TOTO KNVB Cup midweek. The scorer that match was Giménez. The Mexican seems to have definitively won the battle for the striker position against Danilo and saw his good performance rewarded with his return to the national selection of Mexico. In addition, Wieffer, Hartman and Geertruida have been included in the pre-selection of the Dutch national team for the first time. The injured Bijlow and Quinten Timber will not be there against Groningen, while Szymanski has recovered and will return to the match selection.
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— Feyenoord Rotterdam (@Feyenoord) March 2, 2023
Unlike Feyenoord, Groningen has a season to quickly forget. The Pride of the North occupies seventeenth place and is therefore in a virtual relegation place. Nevertheless, there was reason for optimism in the run-up to the game in De Kuip, as Groningen won 3-0 against Excelsior in the last round. In addition to the victory, the supporters were also rewarded with good play, something that is rare this season. Trainer Dennis van der Ree cannot rely on Mads Bech Sørensen, Paulos Abraham, Oliver Antman and Ragnar Oratmangoen in Rotterdam. The latter suffered a mild concussion during training last week. Last season, Groningen managed to achieve a result in Rotterdam. Michael de Leeuw and Cyriel Dessers then found the net: 1-1.
Line-up Feyenoord: Wellenreuther; Pedersen, Geertruida, Hancko, Hartman; Wieffer, Dilrosun, Kökçü; Jahanbakhsh, Gimenez, Idrissi.
Line-up FC Groningen: Verrips; Van Gelderen, Blokzijl, Balker, Määttä; Suslov, Hove, Willems; Irandust, Pepi, Manu.