Key Takeaways:
- Bayern Munich secured a commanding 5-0 victory over Bodo/Glimt in their opening UEFA Champions League fixture
- The German champions extended their record by winning their first UCL group stage match for the 24th consecutive season
- Bodo/Glimt finished with ten men following Odin Bjortuft’s late dismissal and have yet to keep a clean sheet away from home in the competition
Match Overview
Bayern Munich made a statement of intent in their quest for a seventh UEFA Champions League trophy with an emphatic 5-0 win against Bodo/Glimt at the Allianz Arena. The Bavarians stretched their remarkable streak, marking the 24th successive season in which they have opened their Champions League campaign with a victory. Meanwhile, Bodo/Glimt’s search for a maiden away clean sheet in the competition goes on, as the Norwegian side succumbed to Bayern’s attacking class.
Spektakulärer 𝙃𝙀𝙄𝙈𝙎𝙄𝙀𝙂 zum #UCL-Auftakt! 🔥
✨ 90'+3 | #FCBBOD | 5-0 ✨ pic.twitter.com/mLT5PcYitV
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) September 10, 2026
First Half: Missed Chances and Resilient Keeping
Vincent Kompany’s men wasted little time to apply pressure, nearly breaking the deadlock after five minutes when Nikita Khaikin turned away Luis Diaz’s glancing header. The Bodo/Glimt goalkeeper continued to keep Bayern at bay, notably thwarting Harry Kane’s curling effort as the hosts dominated the early stages.
The visitors offered a rare scare midway through the half. A miscued backpass from Dayot Upamecano eluded Manuel Neuer and rolled agonisingly wide of the Bayern goal. Bayern responded, with Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich both testing Khaikin from distance, the latter seeing his shot rattle the post.
Jamal Musiala almost broke the deadlock five minutes before the interval, weaving past defenders at the edge of the box only to be denied by another sharp Khaikin save. The Norwegian side’s resistance came at a cost, as Khaikin sustained an injury during a subsequent save from Kimmich and was replaced by Julian Faye Lund at half-time.
Second Half: Bayern Turn On the Style
No sooner had the second half started than Bayern capitalised on the shift in goal. Within 77 seconds, a blocked Kane shot fell invitingly to Musiala, who made no mistake, firing past Lund to open the scoring. Kane narrowly failed to convert a Konrad Laimer cross soon after, but opened his European account minutes later by heading in Michael Olise’s well-delivered free-kick.
Bodo/Glimt nearly halved the deficit when Andreas Helmersen dispossessed Kimmich and attempted an audacious 45-yard lob over Neuer, with the effort landing just over the bar. Despite a determined defensive effort, Bodo/Glimt could not stem the Bayern tide.
Alphonso Davies further extended the home side’s advantage in the 77th minute, latching onto a half-cleared corner and sending a ferocious 20-yard strike into the net. Michael Olise then produced a sublime left-footed finish to make it four, before Odin Bjortuft was shown a red card for bringing down Olise just outside the area.
With numerical advantage, Bayern poured forward, and Olise wrapped up the scoring in injury time by gliding past the depleted Bodo/Glimt defence to net his second of the night. The win leaves Bayern unbeaten across all competitions in the current campaign, while for Bodo/Glimt it marked only the second instance in 13 European fixtures that they have failed to score at least two goals.
Key Statistics
| Team | Score |
|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 5 |
| Bodo/Glimt | 1 |
