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Feyenoord have won both previous home games against Serbian clubs, beating OFK Beograd in 1972 and Radnički Niš nine years later.
Over 2.5 goals is 8/11.
Feyenoord to win and over 2.5 goals is 6/5.
Guus Til has scored 19 goals this season, including six in Europe. He is 9/2 to break the deadlock and 13/10 to add to his tally.
Match preview
After a simply extraordinary seven-goal thriller in the first leg, what will this return meeting in Rotterdam produce?
A week ago in Belgrade, it was Partizan who led not once but twice.
At that point, no one could have foreseen what was to come.
Cyriel Dessers’ scuffed volley restored parity, before a rocket by Lutsharel Geertruida saw Feyenoord go ahead for the first time.
They weren’t done there because the best goal of the night, hammered in by Luis Sinisterra, made it 4-2, before Jens Toornstra sealed the win with a tap-in.
So 5-2 it finished to Feyenoord at Partizan Stadium, meaning the Dutch giants surely have more than one foot in the quarter-finals.
Back in 1970, Feyenoord became the first Dutch side to win the European Cup, before repeating that feat in the UEFA Cup four years later.
More recently, two decades ago in fact, they won the latter again, beating Borussia Dortmund in the final at their own stadium of De Kuip.
This season, Arne Slot’s side overcame Driza, Luzern and Elfsborg in qualifiers before topping their group above Slavia Praha, Union Berlin and Maccabi Haifa.
Now, Feyenoord are on the verge of a first continental quarter-final since famously winning that aformentioned UEFA Cup 20 years ago.
Partizan Belgrade too began way back in the second qualifying round, overcoming DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda, PFC Sochi and then Santa Clara.
The Black-Whites then came second in Group B, below Gent and above only Anorthosis Famagusta and Flora Tallinn.
Nevertheless, Aleksandar Stanojević’s side caused a bit of an upset in the first knockout round, easily seeing off Sparta Prague 3-1 on aggregate.
However, following the first leg hammering, Partizan’s wait for a first European quarter-final since the 1990 Cup Winners’ Cup will surely go on.
Will Feyenoord rubber stamp their spot in Friday’s draw at De Kuip?
Feyenoord team news
Arne Slot made just one outfield change for Sunday’s 2-1 victory at PEC Zwolle so, given his side’s advantageous position, could rotate a bit here.
The only player to come in at the weekend was Guus Til and that’s because he was suspended for the trip to Belgrade.
The 24 year old scored six time in Europa Conference League qualifying, including a hat-trick against Drita, but hasn’t netted in Europe since.
Goalkeeper Justin Bijlow sustained a foot injury in Serbia so back-up Ofir Marciano could keep his place from the weekend.
Elsewhere, Philippe Sandler, on loan from Manchester City, is also injured while young American Cole Bassett isn’t in the UEFA squad.
Arsenal loanee Reiss Nelson has started the last two games despite only scoring once this season, a rocket against Maccabi Haifa in the group phase.
Thus, any of Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Patrik Wålemark or Bryan Linssen could take his place on the right-wing.
Partizan Belgrade team news
Despite being three goals down, the Serbian SuperLiga leaders are not going to give up just yet.
Centre-back Igor Vujačić is suspended, having been booked a week ago, so Siniša Saničanin will partner Nemanja Miletić at the back.
Danilo Pantić, a midfielder who joined from Chelsea last season, hasn’t played since December due to a Cruciate Ligament injury.
Bibras Natcho remains their midfield linchpin having now made 130 appearance in UEFA club competition for five different clubs.
Marko Milovanović could return up front, in place of Ricardo Gomes.
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