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Ahead of the New England Patriots’ training session on Friday at Säbener Straße, in preparation for the 2026 NFL Munich Game against the Detroit Lions at the Allianz Arena on Sunday, FC Bayern's Serge Gnabry, Ismael Saibari and Luis Díaz met up with Patriots players Drake Maye (quarterback), AJ Brown (wide receiver), Christian Gonzalez (cornerback) and Kyle Williams (wide receiver) for a chat.

It marked the start of two world-class careers! Twenty-four years ago today, FC Bayern hosted RC Lens on Matchday 4 of the Champions League group stage. It wasn’t the final score that made that frosty night so special – the match ended in a 3–3 draw – but rather two substitutions made by the Munich side that would go down in football history. In the 76th minute, Ottmar Hitzfeld brought on 18-year-old Bastian Schweinsteiger for the then captain, Mehmet Scholl, and in the second minute of stoppage time a certain Philipp Lahm – who had turned 19 two days earlier – came off the bench for Markus Feulner, who had  scored the equaliser. So both young talents had Hitzfeld to thank for handing them their professional debuts.

The pair went on to make a huge impact on the world of football, particularly at FC Bayern. Both won eight league titles, were crowned world champions in 2014 and played a key role in winning the 2013 treble. Both have since hung up their boots. Lahm ended his career after a total of 517 competitive appearances for the German record champions. After 500 appearances in FCB colours, Schweinsteiger moved to Manchester United in the Premier League and then Chicago Fire in the American MLS, before retiring from the game in October 2019.

On Thursday night, Harry Kane was looking forward to a very special game in his home city of London. In the UEFA Nations League match against Croatia at Wembley Stadium, the Bayern player made his 126th appearance for England, thereby overtaking the previous joint record-holder, Peter Shilton (125 caps). “This will certainly be one of the biggest milestones of my career,” the Three Lions captain had already said in the run-up to the match: “The fact that I’ve made so many international appearances is a testament to everything that goes on behind the scenes – all the dedication and all the time that perhaps not everyone sees, but which keeps me fit and healthy.” Ahead of the game, Kane was presented with a number 126 shirt by William, Prince of Wales, and by Shilton himself; the England fans also paid tribute to him with a unique tifo.

However, it wasn't the only cause for celebration that night. Ahead of kick-off, Kane showed off his Ballon d’Or trophy to the fans in London; he had been awarded the honour for his fabulous 2025/26 season, in which he scored 73 goals in 65 matches for club and country.

Ahead of the 2026 NFL Munich Game – the third regular-season fixture of the North American National Football League (NFL) to be held at the Allianz Arena – the New England Patriots made use of FC Bayern’s training facilities for their preparations. The six-time Super Bowl winners take on the Detroit Lions on Sunday at the German record champions’ home ground.

Having already been training individually over the past few days in preparation for his return following the muscle tear he suffered in October, Luis Díaz was able to take another step forward in his rehab programme on Thursday. For the first time, the Colombian rejoined the current training group featuring Jamal Musiala and Co. You can find out more about the training session here.

Vincent Kompany is on the road to recovery and has been back at the training ground on Säbener Straße since the start of the week. The FC Bayern head coach is also undergoing rehab on his injured shoulder there. Kompany was under medical care recently, with assistant coach Aaron Danks filling in.

Although no training sessions are planned at FC Bayern during the international break, there was still plenty of activity on the grass at Säbener Straße on Tuesday. First Luis Díaz continued his individual programme following the muscle tear he sustained in the Champions League match against Arsenal two weeks ago. The Colombian worked towards his comeback with speed runs and exercises with the ball.

After that, Jamal Musiala and Bara Sapoko Ndiaye also got to work. Alongside players from the German record champions’ academy, the duo completed a training session consisting of passing drills and a small game at the end. Musiala has been out of action for Bayern since mid-September with a muscle injury, while Bara underwent an appendectomy in October and has been sidelined since.

Saturday’s 2-1 win at Mainz ensured Bayern remain in first place in the Bundesliga, ahead of Borussia Dortmund on goal difference, after nine games. And the international break means Bayern get to enjoy over a week unchallenged at the summit.

After a gruelling run of nine games in the space of 29 days, the international break gives Bayern a bit of time to catch their breath – or at least the players who aren’t in action for their country. There are no training sessions scheduled at Säbener Straße this week, given most of the squad is away. Find out below who has been selected for their national team and where they’re playing.

There’s also a big birthday this week as Minjae Kim turns 30 on Sunday!

Manuel Neuer will be out of action for FC Bayern for the time being. The captain sustained an injury during the German record champions’ 2-1 win against Mainz on Saturday.

FC Bayern secured a 2-1 win at Mainz on Saturday afternoon with a convincing performance. As a result, the Munich men remain top of the Bundesliga going into the international break. More on the game here:

The post-match reaction

Highlights of the key moments

Our analysis of the 90 minutes in Mainz

The action in Mainz gets under way at 15:30 CET today. You can follow the game right here with our live text.

Bayern’s final game before the international break takes them to Mainz as they look to defend top spot in the Bundesliga. Here’s all you need to know ahead of Saturday’s game in our preview.

Bara Ndiaye returned to the training pitch at Säbener Straße on Thursday for an individual session. The 18-year-old had an appendix operation in October and has been sidelined since.

Great news for FC Bayern! Harry Kane has extended his contract with the German record champions until 2029. 

The full statement

The interviews

Kane's incredible numbers at FCB

After the 2-0 success at Atlético Madrid, FC Bayern remain the only team in Europe’s big five leagues who are still unbeaten in all competitions this season. It was the Munich men’s 10th win in their 15th match. It was also the first time in almost exactly 30 years that the Spanish side have lost a European home match against a German club. Atléti were unbeaten in 16 meetings (W12, D4) since a 1-0 reverse to Borussia Dortmund on 16 October 1996.

Complete dominance from the first whistle to the last: the convincing nature of FC Bayern’s 2-0 win at Atlético Madrid was remarkable given they went into it with several key players missing. Everything else you need to know about a special night in the Champions League is summarised for you here:

Post-match reaction

Highlights with all the goals

Our analysis

Dreesen’s banquet speech 

On Tuesday morning, the Bayern boys already got their temperatures up ahead of the hotly anticipated clash at Atlético Madrid this evening. The team were allowed to use the training ground of Atlético’s city rivals Real Madrid for the obligatory activation session.

Bayern will be battling for valuable points in the league phase of the Champions League tonight, at the venue where the final will be held in six months’ time. The German record champions meet Atlético Madrid at the Estadio Metropolitano at 21:00 CET – follow the action with our live text.

The Munich men have arrived in Madrid, the press conference with Harry Kane and Aaron Danks is in the can – the team are now at the hotel, where they’re continuing their preparations for tomorrow’s cracker at the Metropolitano. Ahead of Tuesday evening’s high-quality clash (21:00 CET), you can read all the details in our preview. Pack ma’s! 

Alphonso Davies is celebrating his 26th birthday today! We wish him all the very best on his special day.

After the top-of-the-table clash against Dortmund, up next is the match at Atlético Madrid. October has barely ended but FC Bayern’s busy schedule continues: they already face Atlético in the Champions League as early as Tuesday. After that, there are five competitive matches in November, four of which are away from home. Following the game against 1. FSV Mainz 05 (7 November), the league will take a two-week break. The internationals in the Bayern squad will be on duty for their countries between 9 and 17 November. Afterwards, Bayern will host 1. FC Köln at the Allianz Arena on 20 November, before travelling to France to face Lille (25 November) and then go up north to take on Hamburger SV (28 November).

Both before and after the matches, the coach, players and club officials will as usual share their thoughts in the pre-match press conferences. What’s more, you’ll once again be able to watch the first 15 minutes of the final training session live ahead of the matches at Atlético and in Lille.

There are also two players celebrating birthdays in November: Alphonso Davies turns 26 on 2 November, whilst Minjae turns 30 on 15 November.

Although FC Bayern could only manage a draw in the top-of-the-table clash against Borussia Dortmund, they did extend their run: the record champions are still unbeaten in what was their 23rd consecutive Bundesliga match (17 wins, 6 draws). No other team in the top five leagues is currently enjoying such a long unbeaten run in their league. Harry Kane, the newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner, has played a major part in this: in just 13 competitive matches this season, he’s provided eight assists – already one more than in his 51 appearances last season. Among players in the top five leagues across all competitions this season, only Lamine Yamal (10) has recorded more assists than the Bayern striker.

There was no separating Bayern and Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena, as a 2-2 draw keeps the Bundesliga’s top two tied on points at the top of the table.

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Bundesliga leaders Bayern host Borussia Dortmund, who trail only on goal difference in second place, at the Allianz Arena this evening. It’s the ideal setting for Der Klassiker, which kicks off at 18:30 CET. You can follow all the action in our live blog.

Bayern were out on the training ground at Säbener Straße in the afternoon as they went through their final preparations to face Borussia Dortmund. Joshua Kimmich was also back out on the training ground after some time away following a family bereavement.

Find out more ahead of the game in our preview.

“It’s a big game that the whole world will be watching,” said Aaron Danks as he continued to cover media duties for Vincent Kompany when speaking ahead Saturday’s match against Borussia Dortmund. “There won’t be any big changes. We’re ready for the game. Dortmund are very good defensively, don’t conceded many, but they also have good forwards. We need to be ready to perform in all phases of the game.” Read more from the pre-match press conference here.

Following the cup match against Magdeburg, all eyes are already turning to Saturday evening’s top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash between FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund (18:30 CET). The Munich side head into Der Klassiker on the back of an impressive run of home form: the record champions have scored 18 goals in their first three matches on their home turf this season – more than any other club at this stage in Bundesliga history. Stretching back to last season, Bayern have also scored at least five goals in four consecutive Bundesliga home games for the first time. Get more facts on the clash here:

Two young talents from the FC Bayern Campus celebrated major milestones as FCB progressed to the round of 16 in the DFB Cup against 1. FC Magdeburg. Tim Binder came off the bench in the 75th minute to make his competitive debut for the German record champions' first team, while David Santos came on in the 82nd minute and scored the final goal of the match in stoppage time to make it 6–1. It was the 19-year-old's first goal in his third appearance in an FCB shirt. Congratulations to both debutants!

With a convincing display – and without freshly minted Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane, who got a well-earned rest – FC Bayern progressed to the DFB Cup last 16 on Wednesday night. The cup holders thumped Magdeburg 6-1 at the Allianz Arena – everything you need on the game is here:

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FC Bayern had lots to celebrate on 28 October 2023. Not just the fact that they played Darmstadt 98 off the park in an 8-0 rout at the Allianz Arena, but it was also the game in which Aleksandar Pavlović made his professional debut for the German record champions. And the then 19-year-old got to see an absolutely special goal up close. Harry Kane beat Darmstadt goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen with a shot from the halfway line, which rightly earned him the FC Bayern Goal of the Season for 2023/24 – you can watch it again here.

It’s FC Bayern against Bundesliga 2 side 1. FC Magdeburg in the second round of the DFB Cup at 20:45 CET tonight. Stay up to date with the action with our live text. Pack ma’s!

Ahead of Wednesday's DFB Cup tie against 1. FC Magdeburg, Aaron Danks once again stressed the importance of not underestimating the supposed underdogs from Bundesliga 2: “They’re a good team with a good coach, good ideas and sound principles. They’re in good form and have made a good start to the season,” explained the Englishman: "This is a highlight for them. We'll need to match the energy we've brought recently to show what we’re capable of.”

In the afternoon, the Munich side had their final training session, during which a wonderful surprise awaited Harry Kane and Co. Following his Ballon d’Or triumph, numerous FC Bayern staff members welcomed the team, including the new best footballer in the world, at the training ground.

As usual, you can find out everything else you need to know about Wednesday night’s clash in our preview.

On 27 October 2001, FC Bayern suffered a bit of a mishap during their away match at 1. FC Köln, which forced them to get particularly creative. As the kit man at the time had forgotten the set of away jerseys and the home side were also playing in red, the reigning champions had to improvise. Without further ado, the president at the time, Uli Hoeneß, personally cut the sleeves off the white warm-up jerseys, and the players then pulled these on over their normal shirts – the unique outfit was complete!

And Bayern duly christened their ‘new’ strip with a 2–0 win. Claudio Pizarro felt particularly at home in it; the Peruvian scored both goals.

A goal in Freiburg on Sunday, among the world’s best footballers at the Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday, and his birthday today: it's just one celebration after another for Dayot Upamecano – we wish him all the best on his 28th birthday!

Congratulations also go to Bayern winger Michael Olise, who occupied ninth place in the vote for the Ballon d’Or 2026! A great success for the France international, who’s been recognised for his excellent performances in the 2025/26 campaign.

A golden night for Harry Kane! The FC Bayern goal-getter has claimed the Ballon d’Or 2026, crowning his outstanding performances in the 2025/26 season. The England captain was presented with the prestigious award at the ceremony in London on Monday night. Congratulations, Harry!

A great honour for Harry Kane! The FC Bayern striker was awarded the trophy for the best striker at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in London.

Lennart Karl finished fourth in the vote for the Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d’Or. The FC Bayern attacker, 18, is thus ranked among the 10 best under-21 players in the world and has been recognised for his impressive development and performances in the period covered. The award went to Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona.

The obligatory selfie with Dayot Upamecano, Luis Díaz, Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Lennart Karl.

The countdown is on: Harry Kane is getting ready in his hotel room for the Ballon d’Or gala in London

The first rankings have been announced at the Ballon d’Or 2026! Ahead of the main prize presentation, places 11 to 30 were declared. And two FC Bayern players were represented, with Luis Díaz coming in at 24th and Dayot Upamecano landing in 26th place. The top 10 will be announced over the course of the evening.

The day after the 3-1 win at SC Freiburg, Minjae Kim and Aleksandar Pavlović, who both sat out the trip to the Breisgau with knocks, trained individually with the ball at Säbener Straße. Meanwhile, the players who featured in the match completed a recovery session in the performance centre on Monday morning.

Our board member for sport Max Eberl must stay at home because of a cold and can therefore not travel to London for tonight’s Ballon d’Or gala. All the info on the Bayern nominees can be found HERE.

Serge Gnabry reached a milestone with his goal to make it 2-0 at Freiburg. It was the forward’s 100th goal in his 267th Bundesliga appearance – 79 for Bayern, 11 for Bremen and 10 for Hoffenheim. He becomes the 57th player to reach triple figures in the competition. Teammate Harry Kane and Hoffenheim’s Andrej Kramarić are the only other active Bundesliga players with Gnabry in the 100 club.

FC Bayern stayed top of the Bundesliga thanks to the 3-1 win at Freiburg. Curiously, it’s the first time this season that the team in first place in the German top flight has won. Next the record champions face second-placed Dortmund in the Klassiker on Saturday.

A knockout match and ‘Der Klassiker’ in the Bundesliga are in store for Bayern this week. On Wednesday (20:45 CET), the Bavarians battle it out against second-tier 1. FC Magdeburg for a place in the last 16 of the DFB Cup. Then on Saturday, the league leaders host closest challengers Borussia Dortmund in a true top-of-the-table clash at the Allianz Arena. The team will have one training session before each fixture, otherwise it will just be regenerative sessions given the packed schedule at the moment.

In addition to that, there’s a big highlight at the start of this week with the Ballon d’Or ceremony in London, where a number of FC Bayern players have hopes of prizes. Regardless of who wins what, there’ll be at least one thing to celebrate at FCB this week in any case, as Dayot Upamecano – a goalscorer in the 3-1 win at Freiburg at the weekend – celebrates his 28th birthday on Tuesday.

Bayern’s best away performance of the season brought them a 3-1 win at Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Dayot Upamecano and Serge Gnabry earned a 2-0 half-time lead, before the hosts got back into the game with Tom Bischof’s own goal. But Michael Olise wrapped up all three points in added time.

Watch the highlights

Reaction to the win

Our analysis of the result

Three days after his goalscoring debut in the Champions League, Lennart Karl also opened his account in the Bundesliga a year ago today. The then 17-year-old crowned a 3-0 victory at Borussia Mönchengladbach with a brilliant strike.

FC Bayern visit SC Freiburg in a top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash on Sunday. Our preview has everything you need to know ahead of the meeting in the Breisgau:

Manuel Neuer will miss FC Bayern’s away match at SC Freiburg on Sunday. More below:

"The good news is he's stable,” said board member for sport Max Eberl in Saturday’s pre-match press conference regarding head coach Vincent Kompany’s condition. The 40-year-old required medical attention after collapsing during a 

Luis Díaz picked up a minor muscle fibre tear in his left hamstring during FC Bayern’s Champions League game against Arsenal on Wednesday night. The injury was confirmed by examinations carried out by the FC Bayern medical unit. As a result, the 29-year-old attacking midfielder will be sidelined for the foreseeable future.

Following the gruelling clash with Arsenal in the Champions League, FC Bayern kicked off their preparations for this weekend’s match at SC Freiburg with a recovery session. Vincent Kompany’s side worked out at the performance centre on Säbener Straße and won't return to the pitch for another session until Friday.

The fact that the upcoming match against the Black Forest side doesn't kick off until Sunday evening (17:30 CEST) gives the Munich men more than just an extra day to recover. Looking at the stats, Harry Kane and his teammates are also likely to be pleased with the date of the fixture – FCB have won all five of their most recent Sunday kick-offs in the Bundesliga and could even set a new club record with another victory against SCF. Get more facts on the match here:

On 22 October 2025, FC Bayern hosted Brugge in a Champions League clash at the Allianz Arena and came away with a commanding 4–0 victory. Lennart Karl also played his part, scoring on his first start in the Champions League – and, at the age of just 17 years and 242 days, becoming the youngest-ever German player to score in the Champions League.

In the 2–2 draw against Arsenal, Harry Kane not only set up Alphonso Davies’ equaliser with a dream pass, but also doubled the Munich men’s lead himself just after the break. This earned the Englishman the well-deserved Man of the Match award from UEFA.

For Kane, it was already the tenth consecutive match in the competition in which he'd scored at least one goal. Only one player in Champions League history has had a longer scoring run – Cristiano Ronaldo once did it in 11 consecutive matches.

FC Bayern drew 2-2 with Arsenal in a high-quality and hard-fought contest on Wednesday night. Trailing 1-0, FCB turned the game around thanks to goals from Davies and Kane, but Rice equalised late for the visitors.

Read all about the draw against Arsenal here: 

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Analysis

Ahead of tonight’s match against Arsenal at the Allianz Arena, the Munich men gathered for a light session at Säbener Straße this morning as they warmed up for the Champions League showdown in the obligatory ‘activation’.

Bayern came away from their away match at Werder Bremen on 21 October 2006 without any points, but with a historic achievement. In the 3-1 defeat at the Weserstadion, Roy Makaay scored the goal that made it 2-1 and that brought up 3,000 Bundesliga goals for the Munich club – no other team had reached this mark at that point. The Dutchman’s strike was spectacular as well as historic. The scissor kick would’ve fully deserved the title of ‘Goal of the Month’, but that went to the other side. Bremen’s Diego hammered the ball into the roof of Oliver Kahn’s net 20 minutes before and then came out on top in the ARD Sportschau vote.

Twenty years on from that game in Bremen, Bayern are on 4,758 Bundesliga goals and lead the all-time scoring chart in the German top flight by some distance. In fact, only five other clubs have passed the 3,000 mark in the meantime: Borussia Dortmund (3,679), Bremen (3,412), VfB Stuttgart (3,332), Borussia Mönchengladbach (3,343) and Eintracht Frankfurt (3,068).

The heavyweight clash between Bayern and Arsenal in the Champions League takes place at 21:00 CEST tonight. Stay on the ball with our live text updates.

Without head coach Vincent Kompany, who had been advised to rest due to a viral infection, Bayern completed their final preparations on Tuesday for the Champions League showdown against Arsenal. Assistant coach Aaron Danks stood in for his boss at the press conference and looked ahead to the match against the Gunners: “For us, it’ll be about imposing our style of play on the game. We must have confidence in our strengths. It will be a match of the highest calibre. Against Arsenal, the finer details will make all the difference.” 

You can find the key information on the clash in our preview, and you can also catch up on the day’s events in our live blog.

Bayern kicked off their preparations for Wednesday's Champions League home game against Arsenal with an intensive afternoon training session on Monday. The Munich side will then work on the final details for the clash with the Premier League champions tomorrow – you can follow all the build-up via our live blog.

A clash of champions in Europe's premier club competition and a trip to face their closest rivals in the Bundesliga – FC Bayern face two tough challenges over the next seven days. On Wednesday evening (21:00 CEST), the German record champions host the Premier League champions at the Allianz Arena on Champions League Matchday 3. On Sunday (17:30 CEST), they then travel to third-placed SC Freiburg. To prepare for these matches, Vincent Kompany has scheduled a total of four training sessions on the pitch this week. As always ahead of Champions League fixtures, the first 15 minutes of Tuesday’s final training session will be broadcast live on our channels. The same applies to the press conferences before and after the two competitive matches against Arsenal and Freiburg.

Amidst all the excitement of the result against Leipzig and Luis Díaz’s hat-trick, it was almost easy to forget that Harry Kane also made his 100th Bundesliga appearance and marked the occasion with his 102nd goal. No player had ever scored that many after a century of games in Germany’s top flight. The English striker also provided two assists against Leipzig, meaning he has a league-best nine goal contributions in 2026/27.

“I’m incredibly proud to have played 100 games in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich. The titles and wins we’ve achieved, I’m really enjoying it here. And hopefully there are many more to come,” Kane said of his milestone.

Bayern produced the perfect response to their recent draws after the international break by hitting RB Leipzig for six at the Allianz Arena. Luis Díaz was the star of an all-round great team performance with his hat-trick.

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Fifteen seriously ill children, teenagers and young adults from the oncology department at the Hauner Children’s Hospital in Munich had already attended the team’s training session at Säbener Straße on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by their families. Afterwards, the guests – aged between five and 20 – were allowed to take selfies with the players and have a brief chat with them. Mascot Berni was, of course, also there and handed out presents to the young fans. “You want to do good and not talk about it. But I think that when you do something good, it can have another, positive effect on us. Perhaps one or two people will then be inspired to do something or offer their support,” Joshua Kimmich once said during a visit to the children’s hospital.

Bayern’s squad trained this afternoon for the final time before tomorrow evening’s game against Leipzig. The players were out on the pitch at Säbener Straße for a good hour and a half as they prepared for the match. Get all the latest ahead of the action in our preview.

Vincent Kompany spoke today at his pre-match press conference before hosting RB Leipzig tomorrow. “We know about Leipzig’s strengths. You can see they’ve made a few changes. That’s helped the team. They’re coming here with confidence,” the Belgian said. He also insisted that it won’t change how his team approach Saturday’s game: “We’re at home. We want to attack. We’re hungry for it.” Read more from the press conference here.

Today marks 64 years since Bayern – then playing in the regional Oberliga prior to the Bundesliga’s introduction the following season – first appeared on the European stage as they faced a Basel City XI in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Goals from Dieter 'Mucki' Brenninger (pictured above four years later) and Jakob Drescher gave FCB a 3-0 home win. That guaranteed progress to the next round because Basel withdrew from the second leg.

The Fairs Cup wasn’t organised by UEFA at the time. Teams didn’t qualify but were invited as representatives of cities. The competition, which ran from 1955 to 1971, was set up to promote international trade fairs.

Bayern returned home from Stavanger this afternoon. Harry Kane was named Player of the Match on Tuesday night after his brace and clever ball for the third goal.

It saw Kane continue his remarkable scoring record in the Champions League for Bayern. Since he moved to Munich in summer 2023, he’s netted 36 goals in 40 European fixtures for the club. The next best players over the same period are Kylian Mbappé (31 goals) and Erling Haaland (24).

Bayern battled back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 away at Viking after much improved second-half performance, but the Reds had to settle for a point in the Champions League after conceding a late equaliser with ten men in Stavanger.

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To get their circulation and metabolism going on the morning of the match and to warm up their muscles and joints, Harry Kane, Joshua Kimmich and the rest of the squad completed a light activation session as usual. The aim of the session in Stavanger, Norway, was to ensure that FC Bayern are fully prepared for the intense 90 minutes on artificial turf on Tuesday evening.  

It’s Champions League time again! FC Bayern travel to Viking FK on Matchday 2 of the league phase at 21:00 CEST tonight. Keep up to date with our live text. Pack ma’s!

After arriving in Stavanger in the afternoon, Jonathan Tah and Vincent Kompany faced the media at their press conference to preview Tuesday’s game. The squad then held their training session at the Lyse Arena to get a feeling for the artificial pitch there.

“It’s the Champions League. Every game is a challenge. If we come here and say we want to remain Bayern, then it’s a question of mentality. It’s a really special game for Viking, but I don’t want anyone to feel like it’s not important for us. It doesn’t matter what the game brings tomorrow, we need to go into it thinking that anything can happen and we’re prepared for it all,” said our head coach. Read more ahead of the game in our preview.