Zechiel fires Feyenoord as they gear up for Barça in the Champions League

Feyenoord, led by Giovanni van Bronkhorst, goes to their Champions League showdown at Barcelona in good shape after getting back to winning ways in the Dutch league. As Sport reports, they won 1-3 at the Gofferstadion in Nijmegen, ahead of a trip to the Camp Nou for the first matchday of the Champions League.

Zechiel turns it around

The turning point came after the break, with Gijvai Zechiel driving the comeback. He delivered a decisive haul of one goal and two assists. Sport says he opened the scoring in the 52nd minute, finishing into an empty net after Nacho fed him the pass.

Three minutes later, Nijmegen leveled through Darko Nejasmic, but Feyenoord made the most of the gaps to play on the counter. That approach paid off: Valente made it 2-1, with Zechiel providing the assist, and Zechiel was also involved in the third goal, scored by Jerayno Schaken.

Momentum for Barcelona

With the win, Feyenoord moved provisionally into second place, one point behind AZ Alkmaar, who top the standings with an unbeaten record and a game in hand. Sport notes that Feyenoord had drawn with Den Haag last weekend.

In league form heading into this weekend’s fifth round, they now have three wins and two draws. The immediate priority, though, is Europe: this is the first Champions League opponent for the club, and it starts against Barcelona, as Sport highlights.