UEFA Champions League round-up: Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich suffer shock loss to Feyenoord, Inter and AC Milan win
By Matt Jones
Updated 22/01/2025 at 23:08 GMT
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Feyenoord pulled off a huge shock as Matchday 7 of the UEFA Champions League drew to a close. The Dutch side hammered German counterparts Bayern Munich on home soil to boost their hopes of reaching the top eight and an automatic spot in the last 16. Elsewhere, there were wins for Inter and AC Milan, while PSG came from behind to stun Manchester City.
Highlights: Feyenoord deal Bayern huge top-eight blow after stunning win
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Bayern Munich's hopes of automatically qualifying for the UEFA Champions League last 16 are hanging by a thread after a shock loss to Feyenoord.
Vincent Kompany's side were beaten 3-0 in the Netherlands, in a game that was slightly delayed due to smoke and fog.
Perhaps the German outfit were then caught cold, as they fell behind to Santiago Gimenez's 21st-minute strike.
And the forward then doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time with a penalty after a foul by Raphael Guerreiro.
Bayern tried to hit back after the break, but were thwarted at every attacking turn on a frustrating evening.
And in the dying moments of the clash, Feyenoord made it three, with Ayase Ueda tucking home deep into added time.
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The result leaves Bayern with 12 points from seven games, one point behind Feyenoord, who have jumped above them in the table and are outside the top eight only on goal difference.
Kompany's men now head into a showdown with Slovan Bratislava on the final match day, whereas Brian Priske's side are away to Lille.
Elsewhere, it was a much smoother night for three-time winners Inter Milan, who breezed to a 1-0 win in the Czech Republic against Sparta Prague.
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Highlights: Inter close in on last-16 with victory over Sparta Prague
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Lautaro Martinez handed the Italian outfit the lead after just 12 minutes, when he converted Alessandro Bastoni's cross.
Denzel Dumfries did have a goal chalked off after the break, but it mattered not, as the Italian outfit comfortably saw out the game.
The result means Simeone Inzaghi's side need one point from their final league phase fixture to guarantee a top eight finish.
That match is against Monaco in the San Siro next week, whereas Sparta, who face a trip to Germany to face Bayer Leverkusen, can no longer reach the playoff spots.
And AC Milan edged to a 1-0 success against Spanish side Girona courtesy of a first-half strike from Rafael Leao.
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Highlights: Milan secure narrow win over Girona to boost top-eight hopes
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They now know a win from their final match will be enough to guarantee a last 16 spot.
The Italian club have 15 points from seven games, thanks to winning each of their last five fixtures in the competition.
In the night's other matches, Real Madrid sauntered to a 5-1 victory at home to RB Salzburg, who put in an error-strewn performance at the Bernabeu.
It was also a good evening for Arsenal, who brushed off their recent inconsistent form to beat Dinamo Zagreb 3-0.
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Highlights: Arsenal cruise past Zagreb to close in on top-eight finish
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Meanwhile, Manchester City are sweating on their place in the playoffs, as their season went from bad to worse.
Pep Guardiola's side surrendered a 2-0 lead in losing 4-2 to PSG to drop outside of the top 24, while one of the teams above them, Celtic, had three goals disallowed, but eventually beat Young Boys 1-0 courtesy of a Loris Benito own goal.
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Highlights: Man City on UCL brink after astonishing PSG comeback
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Results round-up
RB Leipzig 2-1 Sporting Lisbon
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Brest
AC Milan 1-0 Girona
Arsenal 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb
Celtic 1-0 Young Boys
Feyenoord 3-0 Bayern Munich
PSG 4-2 Manchester City
Real Madrid 5-1 RB Salzburg
Sparta Prague 0-1 Inter Milan
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