Inter needed an answer, and they gave one in Rotterdam.
Three days after losing the Milan derby 3-1, with two defeats already on their Champions League record and Alessandro Bastoni suspended, Cristian Chivu's side went to De Kuip — a ground Feyenoord had already beaten Como on this season — and controlled the night from the eighth minute.
That was when Yann Bisseck pressed high to win the ball back, turned between two defenders and swept a left-foot finish into the far bottom corner. It was the centre-back's first-ever Champions League goal, and Inter's earliest goal in any game since August. Bisseck, named man of the match by Flashscore, admitted afterwards he had not planned the celebration: "The right response. I celebrated however it came to me — I wasn't prepared, after eight minutes. Scoring is always great, like helping the team and reacting like this after a bad defeat."
Feyenoord's one real moment came from Anis Hadj Moussa, who dribbled past Federico Dimarco and forced Josep Martínez into a sharp near-post save. Just as the hosts looked like they were getting into the game, Inter struck again. Djed Spence got down the right and stood up a deflected cross, and Francesco Pio Esposito headed in from four yards, the ball going in off the underside of the bar. The full match archive is in the Game Center.
Piotr Zielinski had already drilled one just wide and tested the goalkeeper from distance before half-time. Nine minutes after it, he got his goal — carrying the ball forward as Feyenoord backed off, and firing in off the inside of the post. Esposito thought he had a fourth on 66 minutes, tapping in a Dimarco cross, but he was ruled offside by inches. The second half was also briefly held up when fireworks launched from outside the stadium landed on the pitch and the roof. By then the contest was long over.
The derby response
Chivu called it Inter being "the best version of ourselves" in a stadium that is not easy to play in, and said consistency is what brings results. The numbers back the response: this was a second straight Champions League win after losing their first two, and it extended Inter's unbeaten run against Dutch clubs in the competition to 14 games.
Inter climb to 14th in the league phase on six points, two points off the top eight. Feyenoord stay on three points in 30th, and Giovanni van Bronckhorst did not dress it up: "The reality is that we currently have three points from four matches, which, frankly, isn't good enough." Inter host Como in Serie A on Sunday, then Stuttgart in this competition on November 25. Feyenoord go to Heerenveen on Sunday and host Porto in the Champions League on November 24. More football coverage is on the Previously Sports front.
By the Numbers
| Goals | Yann Bisseck 8' — pressed high to win the ball back, turned between two defenders and swept a left-foot finish into the far bottom corner, Djed Spence credited with the assist; Francesco Pio Esposito 34' — headed in Spence's deflected cross from four yards, in off the underside of the bar; Piotr Zielinski 54' — carried the ball forward as Feyenoord backed off and fired in off the inside of the post |
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| Man of the match | Yann Bisseck (Flashscore) — the opening goal, his first-ever in the Champions League and Inter's earliest goal in any game since August |
| The response | Inter came in off a 3–1 defeat in the Milan derby on Saturday, with two defeats already on their Champions League record, Alessandro Bastoni suspended and Lautaro Martinez among the injured; Thuram and Esposito started up front |
| The streaks | Inter unbeaten in 14 Champions League games against Dutch clubs (W11 D3); a second straight win in this season's competition after losing their first two |
| The stakes | Inter climb to 14th in the league phase on six points from four, two points off the top eight; Feyenoord stay on three points from four in 30th |
| The occasion | UEFA Champions League league phase, Matchday 4 · Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip), Rotterdam · Tuesday November 3, 2026 · Referee Glenn Nyberg · Half time 0–2 |
Sources · 7 sources
- Football Italia — "Feyenoord 0-3 Inter: Strong Nerazzurri statement" — the scorers, the goal mechanisms, the absences, and the source of the hero photograph.
- Reuters — "PSG hit Villarreal for six as Bayern win and Man United fight back" — the Inter section: Bisseck curled the opener, Esposito headed the second and Zielinski completed the scoring from distance.
- Flashscore — "Inter comfortably dispose of Feyenoord to bounce back from derby defeat" — Bisseck man of the match and the unbeaten run against Dutch clubs; also the source of the in-body photograph and statistics graphic.
- SuperSport (AFP) — "Impressive Inter reignite UCL campaign with easy Feyenoord win" — the fireworks interruption, the Van Bronckhorst quote and the next fixtures.
- Yardbarker / Voetbalzone — "Feyenoord have no answer and are comprehensively beaten by Inter" — the goal mechanisms and the standings picture.
- Jogada 10 — Inter 14th on six points, Feyenoord 30th on three, and the November fixture dates.
- TNT Sports Football — the official highlights of this match, embedded above.
