Van Persie is taking 23 players to Braga, including Jordan Lotomba, Inbeom Hwang and Gonçalo Borges. The first two have recovered from injuries, while Borges was absent last week due to personal circumstances.

Givairo Read, Ayase Ueda and Leo Sauer will remain in Rotterdam to rest. This means Feyenoord’s squad for the first Europa League match consists of the following players:

Justin Bijlow
Timon Wellenreuther
Liam Bossin
Bart Nieuwkoop
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Gijs Smal
Inbeom Hwang
Quinten Timber
Cyle Larin
Gonçalo Borges
Sem Steijn
Jordan Bos
Casper Tengstedt
Anel Ahmedhodžić
Anis Hadj Moussa
Gaoussou Diarra
Oussama Targhalline
Jordan Lotomba
Malcolm Jeng
Aymen Sliti
Jaden Slory
Luciano Valente
Jan Plug