Bayern Munich demolishes Bodo/Glimt 5-0 as Kane scores in Champions League opener

Bayern Munich opened their 2026/27 Champions League campaign exactly the way you’d expect a club with their pedigree to open it: by making their opponents look like they wandered onto the wrong pitch. The German giants dismantled Norwegian side FK Bodo/Glimt 5-0 at the Allianz Arena on September 10, extending a streak of 24 consecutive opening-match victories in the competition dating back to 2002. Harry Kane, Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies, and Michael Olise all found the net in a second half that turned a tight contest into a rout. A first half of patience, a second half of punishment The opening 45 minutes told a familiar story of Bayern dominance without reward. Vincent Kompany’s side controlled 65.6% of possession and peppered the Bodo/Glimt goal, but the Norwegian club held firm through the break. That storm arrived 78 seconds into the second half. Musiala broke the deadlock in the 47th minute with a goal that carried historical weight: it was Bayern’s 900th in European competition. Kane made it 2-0 in the 61st minute, notching his 55th Champions League goal in just 71 appearances. The Englishman has now scored in eight consecutive Champions League matches. Davies added a thi...