Bayern suffered a bitter setback. He lost heavily (3-0) on the Feyenoord pitch and must tremble for direct qualification for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League.
Even a victory on the last day of the league phase against Slovan Bratislava, who still have no points, could be insufficient to reach the top 8. After this third failure in C1, the ambitious Bavarians risk instead finding themselves in February in the play-offs, an event they don’t like.
Santiago Gimenez opened the scoring for Feyenoord in the 21st minute. The Mexican added a penalty just before the break (45th+9), beforeAyase Ueda (89th) does not complete the Munich debacle. Despite a clear superiority and all their efforts, the Germans did not find the solution against the very compact fourth in the Eredivisie. In addition, the Feyenoord goalkeeper, Justin Bijlowhad a day of glory.
On the Bayern side, Jamal Musiala was established for the first time in the calendar year. Leroy Sane was relegated to the bench in place of the recently injured German international. It was the only change made by the coach Vincent Kompany after the victory against the VfL Wolfsburg (3-2).
The sports director Max Eberl expected a “complicated match” at “De Kuip”: “We will especially have to fight against this public”. The captain Manuel Neuer also warned: “we’ll really have to show everything there.”
-But first of all, everyone lacked lucidity. Referee François Letexier interrupted the match after just a few seconds, because the fans had set off fireworks before kick-off and nothing could be seen in the stadium. It was only after a good six minutes of interruption that the match resumed – with the first opportunity for the hosts through Gimenez (9th).
Clear domination – without striking force
Subsequently, the Bavarians took control of the match without creating any danger. The situation was different for the Dutch, who immediately countered the very advanced Bavarians. Gimenez gave Neuer no chance with a powerful shot.
The Munich residents clearly remained in the game. But Kingsley Coman (28th and 33rd) and Harry Kane (42nd) failed in front of Bijlow, who reacted well. This would backfire on them: Raphael Guerreirocame into play shortly before in place ofAlphonso Daviescommitted a totally unnecessary mistake on Calvin Stengs in the penalty area, and Gimenez accepted the gift.
Kompany reacted to the break by bringing in Sané in place of the defender Konrad Laimer. The Bavarians were taking more and more risks. But Bijlow was again in the breach during the Bavarian power play against Kane (54th) and Musiala (60th). In addition, Sané only found the post (70th). The entries into play of Serge Gnabry, Aleksandar Pavlovic et Thomas Müller did not bring the hoped-for change either.
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