Bayern Munich arrived in Stavanger on Tuesday for a UEFA Champions League gameweek 2 clash with Viking FK, with Harry Kane part of the squad sent to Viking Stadion for a match that drew attention well beyond Norway. Kickoff was set for 9 p.m. CEST, 8 p.m. BST in the UK, 3 p.m. ET in the US and Canada, 12 p.m. PT and 6 a.m. AEDT on Wednesday in Australia.
The timing mattered because Bayern came in trying to reset after a 2-2 Bundesliga draw with Augsburg on Saturday, even though it had opened its Champions League campaign with a 5-0 win over Bodo/Glimt last month. Viking, meanwhile, entered the night top of the Eliteserien standings but carrying a 3-1 loss to Stuttgart from its own opener, a contrast that made the matchup harder to read than the table alone suggested.
That split between domestic form and European results defined the fixture. Bayern’s league stumble did not erase the size of its squad or the expectations that follow it into the Champions League, while Viking’s place at the top of the Eliteserien said more about its season at home than about what it had already faced in Europe. Put together, it was a meeting between a side still chasing rhythm and another trying to prove its standing at home could travel with it.
For viewers in the US, Paramount Plus held exclusive English-language rights to the UEFA Champions League and planned to carry every match, including this one. The service listed two main plans, with Essential at $9 per month and Premium at $14 per month. The Essential plan included ads for on-demand streaming and did not include live CBS feeds or the ability to download shows for offline viewing later.
What was left unresolved was the result itself. The matchup in Stavanger was set as one of the night’s European fixtures, but the real question after kickoff was whether Bayern could turn a strong start in the competition into another clean step forward, or whether Viking could make its home standing mean something on the continent.
