Oussama Idrissi was one of the stars in Feyenoord’s Europa League match against Shakhtar Donetsk (7-1) on Thursday evening. The winger, mercenary from Sevilla, hit twice in the second half in an identical way by pulling in from the left. Next Sunday, Idrissi will have a reunion with a former employer, when he and Feyenoord visit Ajax for The Classic.
Idrissi does not necessarily call the victory over Shakhtar his best evening in De Kuip. “I also really liked the home game against Sturm Graz. But this one has more impact”, the attacker looks back at Veronica. “We already had a good feeling in the run-up to this match. Last week we didn’t get the result we wanted, but we knew we were on the right track. We are very strong at home, we showed that from the first minute to see.”
According to Idrissi, after his second goal, Feyenoord’s fifth, Shakhtar’s resistance was over. “I think Shakhtar is a very good team, but you know that after a third or fourth goal it can be over and the opponent will limit the damage. We can attack well and we proved that again today,” said the winger. who scored twice beautifully. “The second was nicer. This is a classic yes, I am very happy with it. I practice a lot on it, this is one of our weapons.”
“John Heitinga hoped that you would go into extra time so that you would come tired to Amsterdam on Sunday, but I don’t think that is true?”, reporter Noa Vahle then asks. “I don’t know if I should respond to this. We are still active on several fronts, we have that ambition. That also suits us. We have quality in the selection. We have enforced that we are still participating on several fronts. We now we have to get ready for the match against Ajax.”
Idrissi has a clear preference for the next opponent. On Friday Feyenoord will go into the tube in Nyon, Switzerland, where the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals will take place. “Seville. Go Seville,” says the mercenary of the Andalusians. “It is special to come back there. I know that is a good opponent. It would be nice for us as a team to play there. But actually they are all strong opponents. They are not the least clubs.”