The locked out diehards celebrated Ayase Ueda’s opener in the Europa League clash
18:40, 27 Nov 2025Updated 18:43, 27 Nov 2025
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Fireworks were fired into the De Kuip stadium during Feyenoord’s celebrations of Ayase Ueda’s opener against Celtic. The red explosives narrowly missed players as they landed in Rotterdam.
It was a nightmare start for the Hoops in the Europa League as Japanese star Ueda gave the side the lead inside 11 minutes. But the celebrations became a safety issue as pyro came down from the sky in Rotterdam.
The Eredivisie giants are serving a partial stadium closure with ten thousand ultras locked out for the game. BBC Sportsound commentator Liam McLeod said: “There was all kinds of pyrotechnics going over the roof there.
“Landing on the roof, landing on the pitch, landing in the stand. They already have the stadium closure because of pyrotechnics, and they are at it again.”
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TNT Sports commentator Joe Hart branded it “dangerous” and admitted he was “worried” for the players. Feyenoord were already involved in an incident with fireworks in an earlier Europa League clash against Panathinaikos that saw UEFA step in.
The Dutch club were already on a suspended sentence from UEFA for the same offence against Bayern Munich earlier on. It remains to be seen if they will now face further action.