With Champions League dream shattered Bayern switch focus to Bundesliga Club World Cup

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BERLIN - Bayern Munichs dream of playing in the Champions League final at their home stadium lies in tatters after their quarter-final exit on Wednesday but they can still salvage a successful season by bagging the Bundesliga and Club World Cup titles.

The Bavarians top the Bundesliga on 69 points, six ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen -- the reigning champions -- with five games left to play.

After being dumped out of the Champions League by Inter Milan, winning the Bundesliga is now the top priority and Vincent Kompanys team are determined to avoid any slip-ups when they travel to Heidenheim on Saturday.

Bayern have won just two of their last five league matches, setting up a tight final stretch with Leverkusen breathing down their necks.

I want to look ahead, said coach Kompany, whose team will also take part in the Club World Cup starting in June in the U.S.

In five months the Champions League starts again. The final in Munich is no longer there for us. But in one month we want to win a title (Bundesliga) and in two months there is the Club World Cup so it just keeps going.

Bayern will be missing several key players through injury on Saturday, and can expect 16th-placed Heidenheim to battle tooth and nail as they try to avoid the drop.

The league leaders have looked particularly vulnerable at the back due to injuries, while South Korea defender Kim Min-jae, who has had an extremely busy season for club and country, has looked short of form, especially against Inter on Wednesday.

We cannot allow this elimination to ruin our season, said Bayern forward Harry Kane, who also faced criticism after several missed chances in both legs against the Italians.

We have the chance to win back the title

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