ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Flying in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich is stuttering in the Champions League.
The Bavarian powerhouse lost 3-0 at Feyenoord on Wednesday for its third defeat of the campaign, denting its hopes of reaching the round of 16 without having to contest a playoff.
Bayern reserve goalkeeper Sven Ulreich was shown a red card for complaining at the end of a game in which his team missed its opportunities at one end while leaving itself susceptible to attacks at the other.
“When I see how many big chances we have again, how much we invest for a chance, how many we didn’t take, and how easy we’re making it at the moment for the opposition to score goals. That was very, very bad today,” Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich said.
Bayern had dominated all the statistics — possession, attempts at goal, corners, passes completed, balls recovered, and distance covered — except the stat that mattered.
Santiago Giménez scored twice and Ayase Ueda sealed Feyenoord’s win on late a counterattack. Bayern’s players resorted to fouls but ultimately failed to stop Antoni Milambo from sending Ueda through. Leon Goretzka was subsequently booked for the foul and Harry Kane was booked for complaining in his 50th Champions League appearance.
Leroy Sané struck the post in the 70th minute for the closest the visitors went to scoring.
Bayern leads the Bundesliga by four points from defending champion Bayer Leverkusen after 18 rounds.
It dropped to 15th in the 36-team Champions League table and will need to beat Slovan Bratislava in its final first-round game next week to keep alive any hope of finishing among the top eight to avoid a playoff.
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