Feyenoord vs Aston Villa 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
Aston Villa beat Feyenoord to stay perfect in Europa League
Emi Buendia and John McGinn struck second-half goals as Aston Villa beat Feyenoord 2-0 in Rotterdam to make it back-to-back Europa League wins.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Feyenoord. Oussama Targhalline replaces Hwang In-Beom.
- 49': Sem Steijn (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 71': Substitution, Feyenoord. Bart Nieuwkoop replaces Givairo Read.
- 71': Substitution, Feyenoord. Aymen Sliti replaces Leo Sauer.
- 75': Substitution, Feyenoord. Cyle Larin replaces Sem Steijn.
- 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 79': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 2. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 82': Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Cyle Larin (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Matty Cash.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Harvey Elliott replaces John McGinn.
- 86': Substitution, Feyenoord. Jordan Bos replaces Luciano Valente.
- 90'+3': Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Feyenoord 0, Aston Villa 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stadion Feijenoord
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
UEFA Europa League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | Panathinaikos | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | FC Midtjylland | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
 AVL |
FEY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 59.1 | Possession | 40.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 473 | Accurate Passes | 291 |
| 532 | Passes | 339 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 26 | Clearances | 12 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Timon Wellenreuther (GK) |
| 4 | Tsuyoshi Watanabe |
| 21 | Anel Ahmedhodzic  |
| 5 | Gijs Smal |
| 26 | Givairo Read |
| 14 | Sem Steijn |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom |
| 40 | Luciano Valente |
| 9 | Ayase Ueda |
| 16 | Leo Sauer |
| 23 | Anis Hadj Moussa |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 29 | Evann Guessand |
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