Feyenoord Match Halted by Flares, Inter Wins 3-0
Inter Milan beat Feyenoord 3-0 after flares fired onto the stadium roof and pitch stopped the Champions League match.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Soccer
Champions League play between Feyenoord and Inter Milan was stopped with about 20 minutes remaining after home fans fired flares, sending flaming debris onto the De Kuip roof and into the stadium. The match resumed two minutes later, and Inter Milan went on to win 3-0.
Why it matters
The stoppage drew attention to pyrotechnic safety at European club matches, as burning debris landed inside the stadium. Inter Milan's win also moved the club up to 14th in the Champions League standings.
Inter Milan scored three goals through Yann Aurel Bisseck, Pio Esposito and Piotr Zielinski, with Djed Spence recording two assists and a clean sheet. Feyenoord have won one of their first four Champions League matches, and the extraction does not detail any disciplinary consequences for the flares.
The players
Feyenoord
Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam, playing its home matches at De Kuip.
Inter Milan
Inter Milan is an Italian professional football club based in Milan and a multiple-time Serie A champion.
Glenn Nyberg
Glenn Nyberg is a Swedish football referee who officiated the match and stopped play when the flares were fired.
The details
Home fans at De Kuip fired flares into the air on Tuesday night, and flaming remnants fell onto the roof and into the stadium, including a piece of burning debris that smoked on the grass in the penalty box. Referee Glenn Nyberg stopped the match with about 20 minutes left, and play resumed after two minutes.
Timeline
Tuesday night (November 3, 2026): Feyenoord hosts Inter Milan and the match is stopped by flares.
Two minutes after the stoppage: Play resumes with Inter Milan leading 3-0.
Season Trajectory
The stoppage fits a recurring pattern of flare incidents at UEFA competition matches that fall under the body's existing pyrotechnics rules. Inter Milan's win lifts it to 14th in the Champions League standings, while Feyenoord's start leaves it 30th after four games.
Inter Milan's 3-0 win moves the club to 14th in the Champions League standings, shaping its position heading into later League Phase matches. Feyenoord's record of one win in four leaves it 30th after four games, a standing fans following the table will track.
The takeaway
Pyrotechnics thrown inside stadiums can halt play and endanger people on the pitch and in the stands. Fans following European competition should expect such incidents to be reviewed under UEFA's rules.
Further reading
For more on competitions like this, see the Soccer section.
