Before the match

Feyenoord: two wins, two draws and one defeat over five games; nine goals scored, eight conceded. Latest: a 1-1 draw at home to Sittard on 31 October.

Against Sittard in Eredivisie, Feyenoord scored one and conceded one on 31 October; the at home result was 1-1. Feyenoord's away from home game on 25 October (Eredivisie) ended 1-1 against PSV, with one goal for and one against. On 21 October, Real Betis faced Feyenoord in Champions League: Feyenoord lost 0-1 away from home, having scored zero and conceded one. Eredivisie, 17 October brought an away meeting with Telstar; Feyenoord won 4-3, a return of four goals scored and three conceded. Feyenoord hosted Como 1907 on 14 October (Champions League) and won 3-2; their goals totalled three, compared with two conceded.

three points in three matches put Feyenoord 26th in the pre-match results-based Champions League standings.

Inter came into the game with four wins and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring nine goals and conceding five. On 31 October, Inter recorded a 3-1 defeat visiting Milan.

31 October: Inter lost 1-3 against Milan away from home in Serie A, scoring one goal and allowing three. Against Venezia FC in Serie A, Inter scored two and conceded zero on 28 October; the away from home result was 2-0. Inter's at home game on 25 October (Serie A) ended 2-1 against Fiorentina, with two goals for and one against. On 21 October, Shaktar faced Inter in Champions League: Inter won 1-0 at home, having scored one and conceded zero. Serie A, 17 October brought an away meeting with Bologna; Inter won 3-1, a return of three goals scored and one conceded.

Inter stood 21st in the results-based Champions League table before kickoff, with three points from three matches.

Earlier results between these sides included a 2-1 home win for Inter on 11 March 2025 and a 2-0 away win for Inter on 5 March 2025.

After the match

Yann Aurel Bisseck opened the scoring inside the first 8 minutes for Inter, set up by Djed Spence, to make it 1-0. Francesco Esposito added to the tally in the 34th minute for Inter to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Inter extended the lead through Piotr Zieliński 54 minutes into the game, set up by Nicolò Barella, to make it 3-0. Hakan Çalhanoğlu (3'), Gjivai Zechiël (39') and Manuel Akanji (39') were booked. Feyenoord picked up one yellow card. Feyenoord: five substitutions. Inter: two yellow cards. Inter made five changes. Inter finished with a clean sheet.