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Feyenoord was awarded a penalty in the Champions League after defender Jeremiah St. Juste handled the ball. The decision was described as controversial, with reporter Maarten Wijffels arguing that it was too severe a punishment for an unintentional handball.
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Feyenoord beat AZ 2-0 at De Kuip to move above the Alkmaar side into first place in the Eredivisie, with a one-point lead over AZ and PSV. Nacho Ferri opened the scoring in the 13th minute after a mistake by Wouter Goes, and Javi López scored from a corner in the 59th minute. AZ suffered its first league defeat of the season. AZ were awarded a penalty shortly before half-time after Mexx Meerdink went down following an incident with goalkeeper Tjark Ernst, but referee Danny Makkelie overturned the decision after a VAR review. Meerdink disputed the reversal, while AZ coach Leeroy Echteld declined to dwell on it after the match. Feyenoord coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst said the win over a direct rival mattered more than taking first place.
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Feyenoord beat Como 3-2 at De Kuip for their first Champions League victory of the season. Como took the lead through Assane Diao, but Gjivai Zekiel equalised soon afterwards. Anis Hadj Moussa then scored twice to put Feyenoord 3-1 ahead before Anastasios Douvikas reduced the deficit late on for the Italian side. Como coach Cesc Fàbregas said Feyenoord had been the better team. Feyenoord captain Luciano Valente was substituted at half-time after feeling discomfort, but subsequent tests showed that he is fit and available again.