Champions League: Bayern held in check by Viking, Lille overtaken in Arsenal

Bayern Munich avoided defeat, but not disappointment; Lille did not manage to prolong its resistance. On Tuesday 13 October 2026, on the second day of the league phase of the Champions League, the Bavarians were hung by Viking FK in Stavanger (3-3), while the LOSC tilted to London against Arsenal (3-0). Official UEFA results confirm the scores reported by the media. [S2] [S4] [S5] [S9]

Bayern overturns game, then lets Viking back

2-0 led to the break, the Bayern regained a favorable position thanks to Harry Kane. English striker scored on penalty in the 54th minute, then from head to 60th. Luis Díaz then gave the advantage to visitors at 71st. The stories of 24 hours and RFI agree on this climb: Munich had not only erased its delay, but also took the orders of the meeting. [S2] [S5]

However, this advantage did not hold. Michael Olise was expelled at the 74th minute; 24 hours specifies that a defensive fault resulted in a second yellow card. In numerical superiority, the Norwegians equalized by a diving head of Herman Haugen at the 90th. The loser is therefore not a point saved by Kane: after reversing the situation, the Bavarians let escape a victory that held their arms. [S2] [S5]

In London, holding back was not enough to threaten

The Lille meeting followed another path. Franceinfo, RFI and Europe 1 describe a long-standing team, but unable to install a lasting offensive threat. RFI insists on a dominant but ineffective first London period; Europe 1 evokes continuous, sometimes imprecise, pressure. These readings complement each other: the score remained undecided, without the balance of power. [S4] [S5] [S6]

Berke Özer helped keep LOSC in the game. Europe 1 details in particular its interventions on a centre-tir from Myles Lewis-Skelly and an attempt by Eberechi Eze, then its stop before Bruno Guimarães followed by an intervention against Viktor Gyökeres before the break. The Lille resistance was thus based on the guards' stops as well as on the missed opportunities by Arsenal. [S6]

Timber opens the way, Saka makes a difference

The lock jumped at 64 minutes. Jurriën Timber eliminated Benjamin André on his control before cheating Özer on a balloon in a closed angle. Eberechi Eze then scored 67th, then Bukayo Saka at 71st. Franceinfo, RFI and Europe 1 agreed on the scorers and on this decisive acceleration in the second period. [S4] [S5] [S6]

The London bench weighed in this outcome. Initially replacing Saka, Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz entered after the score was opened. Saka served Eze before concluding himself a combination involving other entrants. Franceinfo points out that the last two achievements come from services in decline; Europe 1 places the three decisive actions on the right side of the Arsenal attack. This fact describes a collective weakness exploited by the Londoners, not enough to bring the whole defeat to a single defender. [S4] [S5] [S6]

The entry of Olivier Giroud, ovated by his former supporters at the Emirates Stadium, did not change the course of the game. The reports converge on the weakness of the offensive response, before and after its appearance. The welcome reserved for the attacker remains the warm moment of a sportingly difficult evening for the LOSC. [S5] [S6]

Lille must open its meter, Bayern awaits Arsenal

Already beaten at home by the Seville Betis (2-3), Lille remains pointless after two meetings. The official calendar sets its next European rendezvous on Wednesday 21 October, at home against Galatasaray. The immediate stake is concrete: to obtain a first result, but also to find ways to get out of the adverse pressure rather than to depend solely on its defensive resistance. [S4] [S6] [S9]

The Bayern will receive Arsenal the same day. The Londoners will arrive with two victories in two matches, after their inaugural success in Naples. The evening also saw Lens lose against Sporting Portugal (0-2) and Barcelona win at Galatasaray (4-1). These results belong to the same second day, but do not change the main observation for Lille and Munich: the first did not manage to threaten, the second did not manage to retain its advantage. [S2] [S6] [S9]