Bayern face Viking in Champions League opener as PSG clash looms

The Champions League kicks off its scorching October schedule with matchdays two and three, and the first headline fixture arrives on Tuesday as Bayern Munich travel to Stavanger to meet Viking. “Champions-League-Prognose Vorhersage” frames the preview of this clash. The match is set for 21:00 on Amazon Prime.

Auf the schedule, the Bundesliga quartet – Bayern, Leipzig, Dortmund and Stuttgart – face what the preview describes as initially manageable tasks on Tuesday and Wednesday. Their opponents range from Norwegian sides to domestic rivals.

PSG clash with Man City

The marquee encounter of matchday two pits defending champions Paris Saint‑Germain against Premier League leaders Man City. This duel is billed as the biggest spark of the round, promising a high‑scoring spectacle. The accompanying photograph was taken by Adam Pretty, illustrating the stark atmosphere of the venue.

Bayern's Norwegian showdown

Bayern's trip to the southern Norwegian city of Stavanger marks the first ever meeting between the German giants and Viking. The match will be played on artificial turf, a surface the Bavarians have not often encountered in the competition.

Viking's recent record against German teams is bleak; in the last seven duels they have managed two draws and suffered five defeats. The Norwegian side’s European outings have produced 47 goals in eleven matches, an average of 4.3 per game.

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Bayern, by contrast, have found the net frequently, scoring at least four goals in five of their previous seven Champions League fixtures. Their attacking prowess underpins the 79.4 percent win probability assigned by the Opta supercomputer.

Harry Kane becomes only the fourth player to score in eight consecutive Champions League matches, joining Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Ruud van Nistelrooy in that exclusive company.

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will line up for his 163rd Champions League appearance, a tally that will see him equal Thomas Müller as the German record holder for the competition.

Opta analysts predict a 79.4 percent chance of a Bayern victory, 11.2 percent for a draw and 9.4 percent for a Viking win. The game kicks off at 21:00 on Tuesday and will be shown on Amazon Prime.