Feyenoord beat Milan within the first leg of the Champions League play-off tie final night time at De Kuip, and the Dutch media are celebrating consequently.
They’ve a purpose to be jovial too on condition that Feyenoord misplaced their star striker Santiago Gimenez to Milan within the winter window after which sacked their head coach on Monday, .
Not solely that however they , overwhelming the Rossoneri with a first-half efficiency stuffed with depth and combat. It had been over 50 years because the Dutch membership had received a match within the knockout part of the competitors, too.
Sportwereld within the Netherlands have rightly praised Feyenoord’s efficiency with the headline ‘Smiles at De Kuip’ on the entrance web page, selecting Igor Paixao as the duvet man, who not solely scored the opening objective however was additionally practically unplayable.
Paixao additionally ended up on the entrance pages of Telesport, which this morning ran the headline: ‘Paixao makes enjoyable of Milan’. There is no such thing as a doubting that he was one of the best participant on the sphere, inflicting Kyle Walker no finish of issues along with his direct runs and his difficult, additionally hitting the bar within the first half.