Bayern stunned in Norway after Olise sees red

Viking, champions of Norway, are not supposed to be mentioned in the same paragraph as Bayern Munich at this stage of the competition. According to Capital Sports, that is exactly where they ended up, frustrating Vincent Kompany's side on home soil and walking away with a result that will be replayed on Norwegian television for years.

The flashpoint was Olise's red card. Capital Sports reports the dismissal but doesn't detail the offense, and Flagside won't guess at what the referee saw. What's clear, per that same report, is that Bayern spent a chunk of the match a man short against a side with nothing to lose and the Allianz Arena nowhere in sight.

A rough night for Olise

It's a tough mid-season moment for a player who has been central to everything Bayern do going forward. Capital Sports' report doesn't carry his season numbers, and Flagside isn't going to invent them here. A red card in Norway is still a selection headache for Kompany and a missed chance for Bayern to tighten their grip on the group.

Where this leaves Bayern

Domestically, Bayern sit third in the Bundesliga with 11 points from five games, three wins and two draws, a goal difference of plus 12 that tells you the attack has rarely been the issue. Europe is a different conversation now. Dropping points to a team of Viking's stature, even away from home, is the kind of result that gets filed under 'rare stumble' rather than crisis, but it's a stumble all the same for a club that expects to win these games comfortably.

For Viking, the maths is simpler and far more satisfying. A draw against Bayern Munich, with ten men doing the damage for a stretch, is the sort of night Norwegian football doesn't get often, according to Capital Sports. Flagside will be watching to see whether this was a blip for Bayern or the first sign of a group stage that's going to be tougher than the name on the shirt suggests.