The match kicked off at 17:45 BST in front of 43,951 in Rotterdam. The two clubs arrived from very different first games: Giovanni van Bronckhorst's Feyenoord had lost 5-1 at Barcelona on matchday 1, while Cesc Fàbregas' Como had beaten RB Leipzig 4-1 at home. Feyenoord lined up 4-3-3 with Tjark Ernst in goal; Como played 4-2-3-1 with Sánchez in goal and Nico Paz and Martin Baturina among the starters.
How Feyenoord turned it around
- 18' Feyenoord 0-1 Como: Assane Diao, a left-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Jacobo Ramón.
- 20' Feyenoord 1-1 Como: Gjivai Zechiël, a right-footed shot from outside the box into the top left corner, assisted by Luciano Valente.
- 52' Feyenoord 2-1 Como: Anis Hadj Moussa, a left-footed shot from the right side of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by substitute Gaoussou Diarra.
- 81' Feyenoord 3-1 Como: an own goal by Como goalkeeper Robert Sánchez.
- 90+3' Feyenoord 3-2 Como: Anastasios Douvikas, a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner.
Diao's goal came from a long ball: he got away from Javi López and beat Ernst, according to Eurosport, which noted it was Como's first away goal in the Champions League. Feyenoord equalized two minutes later, when Zechiël controlled a ball from Valente and curled it in. After the break Hadj Moussa cut inside from the right to score, and he was behind the third goal too: Eurosport and Rijnmond both describe his shot taking a deflection, hitting the post and going in off Sánchez's back. Douvikas, who had come on in the 60th minute, pulled one back in stoppage time, but Como had no time left to find an equalizer.
Diao's injury and the two benches
Diao lasted five minutes after his goal. He went off injured in the 23rd minute and was replaced by Jesús Rodríguez; Eurosport reported a hamstring problem. Feyenoord made their first change at half-time, when Diarra replaced Valente. Van Bronckhorst said Valente had picked up a minor injury in the first half and that Feyenoord did not want to take any risk, Rijnmond reported. Diarra was booked for a foul in the 50th minute and set up Hadj Moussa's goal two minutes later.
Fàbregas changed three players on the hour, sending on Lucas da Cunha for Luis Milla, Douvikas for Kaiki and Yan Couto for Ivan Smolcic, who had been booked in the 57th minute. Jacobo Ramón (69th minute) and Da Cunha (74th) were also booked, for three Como yellow cards to Feyenoord's two; Givairo Read was Feyenoord's other booking, in the 84th. In the 79th minute Van Bronckhorst replaced Jerry St. Juste with Tsuyoshi Watanabe and Nacho Ferri with Tobias van den Elshout, and Fàbregas sent on Mattia Liberali for Baturina; the third goal came two minutes later. Hadj Moussa made way for Jerayno Schaken in stoppage time. Despite 37 fouls between the sides, nobody was sent off and no penalty was given.
If you can play like this and win at De Kuip, I don't think it can get any better.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Feyenoord manager, at his press conference, via Rijnmond (translated from Dutch)
Fàbregas did not dispute the result. Speaking in the press room at De Kuip, he said Feyenoord were simply much better and pointed to the difference Hadj Moussa made, nieuws.nl reported.
In the second half we didn't have a player like Anis Hadj Moussa, who can decide the game with individual actions. You do need that at this level.
Cesc Fàbregas, Como manager, via nieuws.nl (translated from Dutch)
Feyenoord vs Como: shots, passes and cards
| Stat | Feyenoord | Como |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 47.8% | 52.2% |
| Shots | 13 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 5 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 3 |
| Corners | 5 | 1 |
| Fouls | 19 | 18 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 3 | 3 |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 91% |
The numbers were close. Como had 52.2% of the ball and completed 91% of their passes to Feyenoord's 87%, but Feyenoord had 13 shots to Como's 11 and won five corners to one. Each side had five shots on target and both goalkeepers made three saves. Feyenoord committed 19 fouls to Como's 18, and Como made 22 clearances to Feyenoord's 12. Feyenoord, the home side, won by a single goal in a game this even; our study of home advantage across six leagues, which runs from the Premier League to MLB, puts numbers on what that edge is usually worth.
Where it leaves Feyenoord and Como
Positions here are after two of eight league-phase games. Feyenoord have three points from one win and one defeat, with four goals scored and seven conceded, and are 23rd. They are one of 13 clubs on three points, which fill every place from 12th to 24th, and are two points above 25th-placed AS Roma.
Como are 12th, also with three points from a win and a defeat, with six goals for and four against. That puts them first among the clubs on three points, ahead of Manchester United on goals scored, and three points behind eighth-placed Real Madrid, one of the nine clubs on six points. Under the format set out in UEFA's guide, each of the 36 clubs plays eight games, the top eight go straight into the round of 16, ninth to 24th play a knockout phase play-off and 25th to 36th are eliminated.
Next up: Real Betis for Feyenoord, Manchester United for Como
- Feyenoord: away at Real Betis, Wednesday 21 October 2026, 20:00 BST. Betis are ninth with six points from two wins.
- Como: at home to Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October 2026, 17:45 BST. United are 13th with three points; see our Atlético Madrid v Manchester United report.
Como's position in Italy is on our Serie A table; to see where a different run of results would leave them, try the Serie A simulator.
Sources and method: the goals, assists, cards, substitutions, lineups, team stats and both clubs' records are from ESPN's match data, and the league-phase table is our own count of ESPN full-time results, ranked by UEFA's first tiebreakers. The narrative draws on Eurosport and Rijnmond, the format guide is UEFA.com, and both managers' quotes are our translations from Dutch, via Rijnmond and nieuws.nl.