Santiago Gimenez scored twice in the first half. Feyenoord Stunned Bayern Munich 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday boosted their chances of reaching the top eight.
Giménez put them ahead with a superb shot in the 21st minute before the Mexico international added a second with a penalty in the ninth minute of first-half stoppage time. Eyas Yoda came on as a substitute in the 89th minute after Feyenoord keeper Justin Bijlo denied Bayern with a strong save.
Feyenoord climbed above Bayern, who scored 32 attempts on goal and also hit the woodwork, to 11th on 13 points. The Bavarian club are in 15th place with 12 points after their third defeat in seven matches.
Rafael Lew’s goal in the first half helped. Milan to secure a 1-0 home win against GironaLeaving the Italian club well placed to make the last 16. Liu broke the deadlock in the 37th minute with a superb shot into the roof of the net from a cross under Ismail Benesar, who won the ball around the halfway line. and dribbled through Girona’s midfield to set up the Portugal winger. Girona’s Spain forward Brian Gill thought he had leveled just before the hour with a beautiful curled shot inside the far post, but his effort was ruled out for offside.
Milan is sixth in the standings with 15 points. Girona, who have just one league win, are 31st with three points and are unlikely to secure a place in the play-offs.
Lautaro Martinez scored a brilliant first-half volley Inter Sparta claimed a 1-0 victory over their city rivals in Prague and secured an automatic place in the round of 16.
Shakhtar Donetsk kept their Champions League hopes alive with a 2-0 home win against the surprise package Brest Thanks to a brilliant strike from Kevin and a penalty from Georgi Sudakov. The Ukrainian champions broke the deadlock in the 18th minute when Brazilian winger Kevin jumped on a costly slip from Brest captain Brandon Chardonnet before racing into the area and heading home.
Chester keeper Marco Bezot conceded a penalty for a poor challenge on Arakli Azarov, and Sudakov scored with a chip in the middle of the goal. Brest is 13th in the standings with 13 points, while Shakhtar is 27th with seven points and out of the play-off places with one match remaining.
RB Leipzig Fought behind the visitors sport Ended the hopes of their opponents with a 2-1 win to secure their first victory in seven Champions League matches. Leipzig, who have lost their last six matches in the newly-formed league stage and are already eliminated, took a deserved lead when Benjamin Sisko slid in to connect with a David Raum cut-back in the 19th minute. .
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The Portuguese, with Rui Borges – Sporting’s second coach since Ruben Amorim’s departure for Manchester United – making his Champions League debut, equalized with Victor Guerres, who drilled home the defender on 15 minutes. Defeated Willy Orbin one-on-one. But the visitors’ jubilation lasted just three minutes when Youssef Poulsen flashed the ball over the line to win it. The game has dropped to 23rd place on 10 points.
The top eight finishers qualify for the last 16, while the next 16 teams, in places nine through 24, qualify for the playoffs.
