Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez scored twice in the first half to guide the home side to a 3-0 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday and boost their chances of a place in the top eight on the final matchday next week.
For Bayern, however, their European future is at stake. While they have at least secured a spot in the play-offs, they will likely need to win on the final matchday to have a chance of automatically reaching the last 16.
Vincent Kompany's side will face Slovakia's Slovan Bratislava – who sit second at the bottom of the table and have lost every match in the competition – but they must also rely on other results.
The defeat to Feyenoord leaves the German giants 15th in the table – one point behind Bayer Leverkusen, but with six other teams ahead of them also chasing them.
It is the final episode of what has been a turbulent season for Bayern, with a four-point lead in the Bundesliga, but failure to reach the last 16 will be seen as just that.
Mexican international Gumenez fired Feyenoord ahead in the 21st minute with a deft shot, before adding a second goal with a penalty in the ninth minute of first-half stoppage time.
Substitute Ayase Ueda ended the match in the 89th after Feyenoord keeper Justin Bijlow denied the Bavarians with a series of strong saves.
Feyenoord climbed above Bayern, who had 32 attempts at goal and also hit the woodwork, to 11th place on 13 points.
England captain Harry Kane started the match and played the full 90 minutes but was unable to add to his tally of 22 goals this season, leaving the Netherlands frustrated.
The Bavarians dropped to 15th out of 12 with their third defeat in seven games as a result of the loss.
The top eight finishers qualify for the Round of 16, while the next 16 teams play a playoff.
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