Feyenoord 3-0 Bayern: Frustrating night for Bayern as Kane & co fire blank

Bayern Munich's hopes of qualifying directly for the Champions League knockouts suffered a blow as they were stunned by Feyenoord.

The top eight in the league stage will automatically progress to the next stage and a win for Bayern would have seen them close to it with one match to go.

The match was interrupted for a few minutes just after kick-off because smoke from flares obscured the view of the field.

But when the match got underway again, Bayern looked lethargic and fell behind midway through the first half when Santiago Gimenez drove into the penalty area before firing past Manuel Neuer.

Feyenoord keeper Justin Bijlow produced a superb save from close range to deny Harry Kane an equalizer and it was crucial as the hosts added a second on the stroke of half-time.

Calvin Stengs was fouled in the penalty area and Gimenez stepped up and confidently scored the penalty.

The excellent Bijlow made a fingertip save to deny Jamal Musiala in the second half as Bayern pushed to get back into the match, but Feyenoord secured victory with a late third as Ayase Ueda slotted home.

The result means Bayern sit 15th in the standings, one point outside the top eight, while Slovan Bratislava are the visitors in their final league match next Wednesday.

The win for Feyenoord boosts their own chances of finishing in the top eight as the Dutch side, who travel to Lille next Wednesday, move up to 11th place but are level on 13 points with eighth-place Leverkusen.

Setups

Feyenoord XI: Gernot Trauner, Bart Nieuwkoop, Justin Bijlow, Dávid Hancko, Stengs, Santiago Gimenez, Gijs Smal, Igor Paixão, Antoni Milambo, Anis Hadj Moussa, Thomas Beelen

Subs: Timon Wellenreuther, Luka Ivanusec, Julián Carranza, Ayase Ueda, Hugo Bueno, Facundo González, Jeyland Mitchell, Ibrahim Osman, Chris-Kévin Nadje, Ismail Ka

Bayern XI: Neuer, Kane, Goretzka, Kimmich, Coman, Laimer, Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Min-jae Kim, Musiala, Olise

Subs: Ulreich, Muller, Guerreiro, Gnabry, Dier, Sane, Stanisic, Tel, Pavlovic, Max Schmitt, Aznou

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