Bayern Munich go in search of the win needed to potentially bypass the play-offs and secure automatic qualification for the UEFA Champions League last 16 when they take on Slovan Bratislava in their final fixture of the league phase on Wednesday (kick-off: 9pm CET).

Bayern Munich's hopes of automatically qualifying for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals are hanging by a thread after a shock loss to Feyenoord.

In the UEFA Champions League action on Wednesday, Jan. 22 there is a matchup with Feyenoord Rotterdam and Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich's hopes of qualifying directly to the Champions League knockouts are dealt a blow as they lost at Feyenoord.

Bayern went from the joy of a resounding 9-2 victory against Dinamo Zagreb to the despair of back-to-back defeats against Aston Villa and Barcelona, before they found some consistency with a run of three successive European wins over Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain and Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich will visit Feyenoord on Wednesday for Matchday 7 of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. The German giants have won four of the six opening games (two defeats) while the home side come from one win in the last three matches and are currently in the race for a spot in the playoffs.

It will be an unprecedented Champions League's Matchday 8 as all the teams will be playing at the same time on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City need to win in their last tie of the league phase to avoid the elimination from the tournament,

Bayern dominated possession in a cagey opening quarter as both sides struggled with driving rain and a slippery surface.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Champions League's new-look league phase reaches its conclusion on Wednesday with big names like Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in danger of early elimination. Holder Real Madrid and six-time winner Bayern Munich are fighting to avoid a playoff.

But, according to DaveOCKOP, Liverpool could miss Diogo Jota, Joe Gomez, and Curtis Jones in their final Champions League league phase match. Jota is nursing a muscle injury, Gomez is recovering from a hamstring issue, and Jones is deemed a doubt owing to a minor knock.

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