Laimer annoyed: "You must never concede three goals here"

It was truly anything but a dull Champions League evening in Stavanger.

A two-goal lead for Viking FK, a triple strike from Bayern in the second half, a yellow-red card for Michael Olise - and in the end, still a point for the underdog. The duel between Viking FK and FC Bayern Munich on the second Champions League matchday had almost everything (to the match report >>>).

"It was a crazy game with the worst possible start," Harry Kane summed it up in a "Sky" interview.

Simply sloppy

Just over a minute was played when his team was already trailing after a corner. Already on Saturday in Augsburg, Bayern conceded an early goal - at least this time it took a little longer than eight seconds.

Of course, Stensness' header still annoyed Kane: "That's just sloppy, it already happened on the weekend. They pressed us high, we walked right into their trap. Then the ball goes in, and the stadium goes crazy."

Subsequently, they still had control over the game, and chances were there. However, control was lacking during the opponent's counter-attacks - one such counter resulted in Viking's 2-0, with Christiansen scoring in the 38th minute. "We made life difficult for ourselves," said Kane.

ÖFB Legionnaire Konrad Laimer saw it similarly: "They stood very deep at the beginning, especially in the first half we struggled to find solutions."

Comeback abruptly halted

In the second half, that initially worked much better. With Davies, Upamecano, and Saibari, three new players came on, and the Bayern express got rolling. "In the second half, we played much better, more precisely and with a better tempo," said Kane.

He scored the goal to make it 2-1 from a penalty (54th minute), then scored after a Kimmich cross in the 60th minute. For the 3-2, Kane initiated the goal with a magnificent pass to Laimer, who then assisted Luis Diaz with a direct shot (71st minute).

"The reaction in the second half was good, on another day we would win 4-2 or 5-2 here and the story would be different. But if you make mistakes, no matter who you play against, you will be punished," said Kane. Because the fact that the Bayern express abruptly came to a halt was attributable to a single action: Michael Olise received a yellow-red card.

And Olise could have avoided that. After he had received a yellow card for a tactical foul, he threw the ball in opponent Zlatko Tripić's face - and was sent off (73rd minute). "He just lets himself be provoked there, he knows that was completely unnecessary," said Laimer.

"They got their reward"

With the red card, the game changed, the momentum shifted, said Kane. "It's a big game for them and for the crowd, that pushed them to the very end. They got their reward."

In the 90th minute, Herman Johan Haugen scored the 3-3 equalizer with a header after a cross. "In the end, you probably have to defend better. This is a team that crosses a lot and well, they have a certain rhythm there," said Laimer. Ultimately, they had enough chances to win the game.

"You must never concede three goals here. Those are too simple goals conceded, too simple mistakes. If you're not 100 percent everywhere, you lose such games in the Champions League," fumed the 29-year-old.

Kane searches for errors

The artificial turf, which was a major topic beforehand, was just a side issue amidst all the spectacle, and it also didn't serve as an excuse for Bayern. "The surface was good, you can play the ball quickly. That was not a problem for us," Kane clarified.

Having only drawn against the underdog in Norway, they ultimately had to blame themselves. "It was a disappointing game, with too many mistakes from our side. We have to improve."