Expect a thrilling atmosphere when Feyenoord and Aston Villa lock horns in the Europa League round 2 at the De Kuip Stadium, a venue familiar to fans of a certain vintage. The Rotterdammers aim to recover from a 1-0 loss to Braga, but they will have a big fish to fry against the star-studded Premier League side.
Softfootball understands that Feyenoord have had no struggles since Robin van Persie took over in February, and has overseen a brilliant start to the campaign with seven wins from ten games. That has put them top of the Eredivisie table, indeed their only set-back came in the Champions League when they folded in Fenerbahce and found themselves in Europes second tier competition.
The Villans, on the other hand, defeated Bologna 1-0 in their Europa League opener, with John McGinn scoring the only goal of the match. They followed it up with a win as Unai Emery's side produced a fine display in Sunday's 3-1 victory over Fulham .