Bayern Munich with losses to explain the Champions League matches

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) – Bayern Munich is flying in the Bundesliga and stuttering in the Champions League.

The Bavarian powerhouse lost 3-0 to Feyenoord on Wednesday for their third defeat of the campaign, dashing hopes of reaching the last 16 without having to fight for a play-off spot.

Bayern reserve goalkeeper Sven Ulreich was shown a red card for complaining at the end of a game in which his side missed its opportunities at one end while leaving themselves vulnerable 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 make it at the moment for the opponent to score goals. It was very, very bad today, Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich said.

Bayern had dominated every statistic – possession, goal attempts, corners, passes completed, balls recovered and distance covered – except the statistics that mattered.

Santiago Giménez scored twice and Ayase Ueda sealed Feyenoord’s victory late on a counter-attack.

“Nobody expected us to win and that makes us happier. I think the most beautiful thing about this sport is these surprise nights,” said Giménez, who produced what he acknowledged was a “perfect” first touch before shooting the opening.

Giménez’s second was a penalty awarded after Raphaël Guerreiro had tackled Calvin Stengs just after he had gone over the injured Alphonso Davies before half-time.

Bayern’s players resorted to errors but ultimately failed to stop Antoni Milambo from sending Ueda through to score. Leon Goretzka was subsequently booked for an illegal tackle and Harry Kane was booked for complaining in his 50th Champions League appearance.

“We have to be honest. I think Feyenoord deserved it, that’s my opinion. Not because we didn’t run. We ran. We fought, said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany. – I always had the feeling that we could have scored goals . Just in the moments when Feyenoord scored, it wasn’t like that from the start. Maybe it wasn’t enough today.”

Leroy Sané hit the post in the 70th minute for the closest the visitors came to scoring.

Bayern, who lead the Bundesliga by four points from defending champions Bayer Leverkusen after 18 rounds, also previously lost to Aston Villa and Barcelona in the Champions League.

It dropped to 15th in the 36-team table and will need to beat Slovan Bratislava in its final first-round game next week – at home – to keep alive any hopes of finishing in the top eight to avoid a play-off .

“As people say, the table doesn’t lie,” Kimmich said. “We have to admit that we are not a top team at the moment. A top team cannot lose this game here. We still lack a little bit.”

This season’s Champions League final will be played in Munich.