Feyenoord v Inter: Champions League preview, predicted line-ups and prediction

Feyenoord and Inter meet at De Kuip on matchday four with a point to prove and a lot of absentees.

Both teams have three points from three games. Inter sit 20th in the league phase, inside the play-off places on goal difference of -1. Feyenoord are 26th on -4, outside them. Another defeat would leave either side needing a strong finish to stay in the competition.

Feyenoord have won one of three. They beat Como 3-2 at home on 14 October, but lost 5-1 at Barcelona on 9 September and 1-0 at Real Betis on 21 October. They have conceded eight goals in three games, 2.7 a match, and have not kept a clean sheet.

Inter have also won once. They lost 2-1 at Real Madrid on 8 September, then lost 4-3 at home to Club Brugge on 13 October. They beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at San Siro on 21 October. Four of their five league-phase goals have come between the 76th and 90th minutes.

Rotation is not really an option for either side. Feyenoord have six players out, including three defenders, so the back line picks itself from what is left. Inter are without their suspended centre-back and a handful of regulars, and with both clubs in the bottom half of the table there is no room to rest anyone.

Inter have beaten Feyenoord twice before: 2-0 in Rotterdam and 2-1 in Milan in the last-16 tie of March 2025. Neither side has a good enough record to be comfortable here.

Feyenoord (4-3-3): Kastenmeier; Javi López, Watanabe, Deijl, Wessels; Targhalline, Steijn, Kraaijeveld; Hadj-Moussa, Valente, Gonçalo Borges

Inter (3-5-2): Provedel; Pavard, Akanji, Bisseck; Diouf, Barella, Çalhanoğlu, Zieliński, Dimarco; Thuram, Esposito

The match kicks off at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday 3 November at De Kuip. The UK broadcaster has not been confirmed for this fixture and this page will be updated closer to kick-off.

If level after 90 minutes, there is no extra time. This is a league-phase game and a draw stands.