ROTTERDAM – Feyenoord will be fired up more than ever when they host AS Roma in the Europa League play-offs first-leg clash at De Kuip on Feb 15, as they will simply not accept a third loss in as many seasons to the Serie A side.

As much as a place in the competition’s last 16 is alluring enough, painful memories of defeat in the 2021-22 Europa Conference League final as well as being ousted at the quarter-final stage of the last season’s Europa League will serve as motivation for the Dutch side.