On Matchday 2 of the Champions League group stage, FC Bayern could not manage more than a 3-3 draw against Viking Stavanger. Here are the Bayern stars’ individual ratings from FCBinside.
Jonas Urbig: Urbig was helpless on the goal that made it 0–1. In the first half, he had to come out to claim a free kick from the hosts in the middle of the box and shortly afterward thwarted another chance by Stavanger. On the 0–2 goal, scorer Christiansen ran alone toward Urbig and finished with ice-cold precision. There was nothing the Bayern keeper could do. Urbig also had no chance on the third goal conceded. Grade: 3.
Konrad Laimer: Had a chance to equalize immediately after the 0–1, but his shot was blocked. Laimer drew the penalty that led to the 1–2, which Kane converted. The Austrian delivered a fine pass to Diaz for the 3–2 goal. Good game! Grade: 2.
Minjae Kim: His turnover led to the corner kick that resulted in the 0–1 goal. Kim then lost a header duel with goal scorer Stensness, along with Tah. In the second half, Kim was solid and won several tackles. Grade: 4.
Jonathan Tah: On the 0–1 goal, scorer Stensnes managed to get past Tah and Kim following a corner kick. Tah looked extremely sluggish on Stavanger’s artificial turf. A poor performance by the center back. Grade: 5.
Nathaniel Brown: Before the 0–2 goal, he failed to get past the goal scorer, Christiansen, in the decisive tackle. As a left back, he couldn’t create anything going forward—which also left Diaz, playing ahead of him, hanging in the air. It was a disappointing performance by Brown, who was substituted at halftime. Grade: 5.
Joshua Kimmich: Played several dangerous chip passes into the Viking penalty area. Kimmich repeatedly drove Bayern’s offense from midfield. In the first half, Kimmich had a good scoring chance after some nice combination play with Kane, but his shot went wide. Kimmich set up Kane’s 2-2 equalizer with a good cross. However, Kimmich didn’t look good on the goal that led to the 3-3 tie. Grade: 3.
Tom Bischof: Got his chance alongside Kimmich but was unable to capitalize on it in the first half. Bischof didn’t get into the tackles and didn’t make any good passes. He pulled himself together a bit in the second half. Grade: 4.
Michael Olise: Curled a dangerous free kick from the corner of the penalty area straight at the goal, but Viking goalkeeper Östbö made the save. Olise tried hard on the right wing but was barely able to create any dangerous chances. Then the Frenchman also received a second yellow card and was sent off. That was a foolish move! Grade: 5.
Lennart Karl: Curled a shot just over the crossbar once. Otherwise, the youngster was completely out of the game. Karl gave the ball away several times, made technical errors, and won hardly any duels. His substitution at halftime was the logical move. Weak performance. Grade: 5.
Luis Diaz: He aimed for the far corner, but Stavanger’s goalkeeper Ösbö was able to save the shot. Early in the second half, Diaz hit the side netting. But when Bayern took a 3-2 lead, Diaz was in exactly the right place: The Colombian scored off an assist from Laimer. Grade: 2.
Harry Kane: Had two header chances in the first half but failed to get any power behind the ball on either occasion. Kane was his usual clinical self on the penalty kick that made it 1–2. The Englishman then had another good header chance, but Östbö made the save. Immediately afterward, he took another shot, but it was blocked. Kane also scored the equalizer to make it 2–2: After a cross from Kimmich, he rose highest and headed the ball in this time. The superstar also played a decisive role in the 3–2 goal with a dream pass to assist provider Laimer. Kane turned the game around for Bayern! Rating: 1.
Substitutes:
Dayot Upamecano (46’ for Tah): Immediately brought order to the back line. Upamecano was significantly more dynamic than Tah, cleared up defensively, and even got involved in the attack more often. Grade: 2.
Ismael Saibari (46′ for Karl): Had one good scoring opportunity but was blocked. Otherwise, a relatively unspectacular performance. Rating: 4.
Alphonso Davies (46′ for Brown): Covered the left flank much more confidently than Brown and also provided momentum going forward. Grade: 3.
Josip Stanisic (77′ for Brown): Came on too late to be rated.
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Here’s how the player rating tool works on FCBinside: After every FC Bayern match, fans can rate every player who appeared in the game and played at least 15 minutes. The grading scale ranges from 1 to 6. A 1 represents a very good performance, while a 6 represents an unsatisfactory performance—just like on a school report card.