Viking to host Bayern München in Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League

Norway's Viking will host Germany's Bayern München in a match to be played as part of Matchday 2 of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, on 13 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Viking's recent results have been mixed, having lost 1-3 away to Stuttgart, after beating Dinamo Zagreb 3-1 at home, and drawing 2-2 away against the same team, while their earlier results saw them draw 1-1 with Istanbul Başakşehir before losing 1-3 to the same side.

Bayern München, meanwhile, go into the match on the back of a strong run of results, the most recent being a 2-2 draw away to Augsburg, before that a big 7-0 win over Union Berlin at home, a 2-1 away win over Elversberg, a 5-0 home win over Bodø/Glimt, and a goalless draw against Schalke.

Viking will be without Anders Bloch Bertelsen, Veton Berisha, Sondre Fløm Bjørshol and M. Rosseth through injury, in addition to the absence of K. A. Fredmbong for other reasons.

In Bayern München's ranks, both T. Buchmann and Jamal Musiala are absent through injury.

In the league phase standings, Bayern München sit in second place with 3 points from one match played, which they won, scoring 5 goals and conceding none, while Viking are in 29th place with no points from one match, which they lost, scoring one goal and conceding 3.