AZ Alkmaar striker Graziano Pelle is ready to put Wednesday night's Champions League thrashing by Arsenal to the back of his mind and focus on helping his side climb the Eredivisie table.

The defending champions host fourth-placed Feyenoord on Sunday as they look to avoid falling further adrift of the leading pack.

Ronald Koeman's side's hopes of another appearance in Europe's top club competition already look bleak - they lie 12 points and five places behind PSV Eindhoven in second and have already lost two more league games this term than they did in the whole of last season.

AZ were convincingly beaten 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium, but, even though Pelle is far from writing off their chances of progression from the group, he now has his sights set firmly on the Rotterdammers.

The Italian told AZ's official website: "Our chances in the Champions League are still there. If we win twice and Arsenal do their duty against Standard Liege and Olympiacos, we can finish second.

"I absolutely still believe in a good outcome. Even third place would be good enough to continue in Europe.

"But before we concern ourselves with the Champions League, first we head into Sunday. The game against Feyenoord is the main focus."

The biggest game of the weekend sees leaders FC Twente play host to Ajax on Sunday.

Both sides are in Europa League action this evening, with Twente at home to Moldovan side FC Sheriff and Ajax away to Dinamo Zagreb.

Steve McClaren's side head the standings by two points and are on a seven-match winning streak, but an Ajax side who have scored 13 times in their last three outings are likely to prove the biggest test of their title credentials so far.

Victory for Ajax would move them level on points with their opponents.

At the other end of the table, bottom side RKC Waalwijk will look to end a run of four defeats and four games without a goal when they visit NEC Nijmegen.

The action gets under way on Friday night when struggling FC Groningen take on Heracles Almelo.

On Saturday, Vitesse Arnhem host VVV Venlo and Sparta Rotterdam are up against Roda Kerkrade.

On Sunday, PSV will be looking to capitalise on any slip-up by Twente as they travel to play ADO Den Haag.

Elsewhere, fifth-placed FC Utrecht play Heerenveen and NAC Breda face Willem II.