Viking Stavanger Hosts Bayern Munich in Champions League Clash

Viking Stavanger will face Bayern Munich on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in the UEFA Champions League at Lyse Arena in Stavanger, Norway, with the Norwegian club hosting the German side in a second-matchday fixture that will be played on artificial turf.

According to dazn.com, Bayern entered the match after defeating another Norwegian opponent, Bodø/Glimt, 5-0 in the opening Champions League round. The club was seeking another strong result in Scandinavia.

dazn.com reported that the match featured a Bayern lineup including Urbig, Laimer, M.-J. Kim, Tah, Brown, Kimmich, Bischof, Karl, Olise, Luis Diaz, and Kane. Viking's listed lineup included Östbö, Heggheim, Falchener, Stensness, K.

Haugen, Bell, Askildsen, H. Björdal, Christiansen, Botheim, and Tripic.

The game was scheduled for a 21:00 kickoff in the Champions League, according to dazn.com. The match was set to be available through a live streaming broadcast rather than traditional television coverage.

According to dazn.com, the streaming rights provider selected Viking Stavanger against Bayern Munich as one of its Champions League fixtures for the season. The service was scheduled to carry 17 matches during the campaign.

The match was part of a Champions League Tuesday schedule that also included fixtures such as Arsenal against OSC Lille, Atletico Madrid against Manchester United, Inter Milan against Club Brügge, Galatasaray SK against FC Barcelona, RB Leipzig against PSV Eindhoven, and Villarreal against SSC Napoli, as reported by dazn.com.

dazn.com also reported that a multi-match conference broadcast would cover six simultaneous games from the second matchday. The Viking Stavanger versus Bayern Munich fixture remained the featured individual match involving the German club.