Bayern Munich need a helping hand to finish in the top eight of the Champions League, but Vincent Kompany remains hopeful.

Bayern Munich are guaranteed a place in the playoffs for the Champions League's last 16 regardless of Wednesday's result against Slovan Bratislava, but coach Vincent Kompany is still hopeful his side can somehow navigate a top-eight finish.

Bayern Munich beat Slovan Bratislava 3-1 in Matchday 8 of the Champions League yesterday, securing a place in the playoffs. The German side finished 12th in the

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Bayern Munich returned to winning ways away at Freiburg, just days after being thrashed 3-0 at Feyenoord in the Champions League.

Bayern are 15th in the standings after seven matches, one point below eighth-placed Bayer Leverkusen, and are guaranteed a place in the last 16 as they prepare to face a Bratislava side who have lost

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is aware that if the Bundesliga leaders are to win trophies, they will have to put an end to recurring slip-ups like the 3-0 defeat at Feyenoord on Wednesday. The defeat complicates Bayern's hopes of an automatic last-16 place in the Champions League.

Harry Kane opened the scoring for the German giants before Kim Min-Jae added a second shortly after the interval

Bayern is 15th in the standings after seven matches, one point below eighth-placed Bayer Leverkusen, as it prepares to take on Bratislava who has lost all of its matches in the competition.

Bayern Munich's strong Bundesliga season that has seen the club score 53 league goals in 17 matches is almost exclusively down to the quality of the individual players and not the coach, Vincent Kompany said on Friday.

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