Slavia played the quarterfinals on the European stage for the sixth time and failed for the fifth time. She reached the semifinals only in 1996, when she determined the best cup result of Czech clubs in independent history by participating among the top four teams in the UEFA Cup. Under the current coach Jindřich Trpišovský, the red and whites lost in the quarterfinals for the third time in the last four seasons, last year and in 2019 they failed among the top eight in the European League.
The Prague team did not win the fourth match with Feyenoord in the season. In the autumn, they lost 1: 2 in the basic group in Rotterdam and drew in the domestic retaliation. The Dutch club will play Marseille in the semifinals.
“Disappointment prevails. We had the opportunity to advance, it took a lot of effort to get this far. The boys put absolutely everything into it, but it was not enough for Feyenoord. We did not beat Feyenoord in any of the four matches, it shows that he was better,” he said on press conference Trpišovský.
Slavia had to do without the key midfielder Holeš, who was not put into play by a muscle injury from the first duel. In contrast to the match in Rotterdam, Mandous was given the lead over Kolář, and Ousou returned to defense after a penalty for expulsion.
The people of Prague started the onslaught and had a great chance in the first minute. Sor shot to the post in the lime, but did not beat goalkeeper Marcian and did not add his seventh goal in the spring part of the European Conference League.
Feyenoord struck immediately. After the car was thrown by Ousou, Dessers inadvertently extended the ball into the run and he finished the break with an accurate shot to the back post. The 27-year-old Nigerian striker confirmed that he was doing well in Eden, securing Feyenoord with a 2: 2 draw in the group’s November match.
Even a compensatory hit was preceded by a big defensive error. Kökcü sent an unobtrusive small home, took the ball Traoré in front of the goalkeeper, deceived Marcian and scored comfortably in the abandoned goal. The midfielder from Côte d’Ivoire followed up on a goal from last week, when at the end of the setting he tied it 3: 3 in Rotterdam.
The game calmed down after a wild introduction. In the 25th minute, Olayinka rushed to the escape, after the end he fell next to, but the referee did not order a penalty. Just before the break, guests were threatened twice. At first, Dessers stretched, but Mandous ran well against him and hit. Nelson scored the ball in a good position in a good position.
In the 59th minute, the third team of the Dutch league took the lead again and was helped to do so by a huge mistake by the home goalkeeper. Mandous tripped at the small home from Kačaraby, Dessers took the ball cheaply, placed himself a Slavic goalkeeper and scored with an overview. Judge Aytekin also comforted the unfortunate home goalkeeper.
“I got a balloon from Taras, I wanted to turn it around. I saw that their attacker was there. In the end, I wanted to pass it a little differently, my thoughts clashed and I kicked my other leg into the standing leg. I take the defeat, boys I sank, “said the crushed Mandous.
The people of Prague then pushed for a settlement, but they could not create a great chance. On the other hand, after a mistake in the middle of the field, after 78 minutes, after Hendrix’s pass, the break ended with a precise shot towards the closer Sinisterra pole and decided definitively. Mandous then caught Dessers during the solo and ruined his joy from a possible hat-trick. At the end of the setup, Kačaraba stopped the escaping opponent and was expelled.
“We played a great first half. Unfortunately, we didn’t manage to stay on the ball so much in the second half, we combined so well and we made mistakes. On the European scene, we pay double for mistakes. We have to knock,” said Trpišovský.
Slavia missed a bonus of two million euros (48.8 million crowns) for advancing to the semifinals. For the previous performances in this cup season, the people of Prague earned about 6.5 million euros (roughly 158.7 million crowns), UEFA distributes additional funds for a ten-year coefficient and a share of marketing rights.
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