Thomas Beelen
Under the watchful eye of national and international media, Thomas Beelen was asked about his expectations for tomorrow. ‘I am looking forward to it,’ opened the central defender. ‘The atmosphere in the team is good and we have come here to get a nice result’. Beelen was asked about the feeling that has stayed with him from that game. ‘The result against N.E.C. does not satisfy, but we certainly showed good things too.’

Brian Priske
The head coach is also looking forward to the game tomorrow: ‘We are here to compete’. Priske faces an opponent in Girona FC who are in a similar position to Feyenoord. The Spanish side is currently 12th in the Primera Divisón and underwent a transformation last summer. A lot of defining players have left and many new faces have been added to the team.

Recap Bayer Leverkusen
Girona FC coach Míchel revealed in an interview that he did not think Feyenoord were bad against Bayer Leverkusen. The Germans were very effective in his opinion. An opinion that Priske does share: ‘Don't get me wrong, nobody wants to lose 0-4, but we shouldn't only look at the result. It may sound crazy, but the game was not bad at all at times. Our mistakes were mercilessly punished, but there were certainly good moments too.' The coach feels that his team shows good things more often than not, but not consistently enough. ‘We have the quality, but it now has to come out for 90 minutes.’

Team news
During the press conference, Priske also gave an update on Bart Nieuwkoop. The coach does not want to speak of a setback, but the recovery is taking a little longer than expected. Although Nieuwkoop was still on the pitch on Friday, the winger has proved insufficiently fit. ‘We have one more game before the international period, so let's see if we can get him fit for FC Twente.’ Besides Bart Nieuwkoop, Priske is also missing the longer-injured Quilindschy Hartman, Calvin Stengs and Santiago Gimenez.