De Boer believes that Feyenoord will find it difficult to advance in the competition, stating that it will be a challenging task for the Rotterdam-based team. He acknowledges that the draw has been favourable, but still refuses to put his money on Feyenoord reaching the knockout phase. "If an objective foreign football expert, who is not biased, looks at this, I think they would say that it will be very difficult for Feyenoord," De Boer said. "I think it's a great draw, but I wouldn't bet on them going through to the knockout phase."