Bayern Munich draw 2-2 with Arsenal in Champions League; Kim Min-jae plays first half
In short
Bayern Munich and Arsenal drew 2-2 at the Allianz Arena in the third round of the Champions League league phase. Harry Kane scored a penalty and set up Alphonso Davies' equaliser, but Declan Rice levelled in the 37th minute of the second half. South Korea's Kim Min-jae started and was replaced by Jonathan Tah after the first half.
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Bayern Munich drew 2-2 with Arsenal in the third round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League league phase at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Yonhap and Newsis reported. Seoul Economic Daily gave the date as 21 October local time, while the other two outlets gave 22 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
South Korea's Kim Min-jae started for the second game in a row and played the first half, Yonhap reported. He was replaced by Jonathan Tah with the score at 1-1. Newsis said Fotmob gave him a rating of 6.2 and called his performance 'ordinary', with one defensive contribution, one clearance and two recoveries. Seoul Economic Daily said the substitution appeared tactical but left questions about his place in the starting line-up. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Both sides had absentees or early changes. Yonhap and Seoul Economic Daily said Bayern were without Michael Olise, who missed the game after being sent off in the previous match, and Joshua Kimmich, who was absent because of a family funeral, and that Luis Diaz was left out of the starting line-up. Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, joint top scorer in the team, grabbed his thigh in the 10th minute and was replaced by Eze. [ 1 , 3 ]
Eze gave Arsenal the lead in the 25th minute from a through pass by Martin Odegaard. Harry Kane then played a pass through the middle to Alphonso Davies, who scored the equaliser in the 35th minute. In the 16th minute of the second half Kane scored from a penalty he had won himself, after his shot hit the arm of Arsenal's Jurrien Timber and a handball and penalty were awarded, Yonhap reported. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Arsenal levelled in the 37th minute of the second half when Declan Rice, after exchanging passes with Viktor Gyokeres, beat Manuel Neuer with a low shot. [ 1 , 3 ]
Kane has scored 16 goals in 23 games against Arsenal, Yonhap and Seoul Economic Daily said. He has also scored in 10 straight Champions League games, one short of the record 11 set by Cristiano Ronaldo for Real Madrid. Newsis noted that Bayern's next game, on 4 November, is against Atletico Madrid, for whom South Korea's Lee Kang-in plays, and that another Kane goal would equal Ronaldo's mark. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Bayern are 14th with 5 points from one win and two draws. Arsenal, unbeaten, are 7th with 7 points from two wins and a draw. Elsewhere, Yonhap and Seoul Economic Daily reported that Club Brugge, with South Korea's Lee Han-beom on the bench, beat Lens 3-0 at home. [ 1 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The result leaves Bayern 14th with 5 points and Arsenal unbeaten in 7th with 7 points. Korean outlets focused on Kim Min-jae's 45 minutes and on Kane's run of 10 straight Champions League games with a goal, one short of the record.
Key facts
- Bayern Munich drew 2-2 with Arsenal at the Allianz Arena in Munich in the third round of the 2026-2027 Champions League league phase. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Eberechi Eze put Arsenal ahead in the 25th minute; Yonhap and Seoul Economic Daily said the goal came from a pass by Martin Odegaard. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Alphonso Davies equalised in the 35th minute with Harry Kane providing the pass. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Kane put Bayern ahead from a penalty in the 16th minute of the second half; Declan Rice equalised in the 37th minute. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Kim Min-jae started for the second game in a row and was replaced by Jonathan Tah after the first half, with the score at 1-1. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Bayern are 14th with 5 points (1 win, 2 draws); Arsenal are 7th with 7 points (2 wins, 1 draw) and are unbeaten. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Kane has scored in 10 straight Champions League games, one short of the record 11 held by Cristiano Ronaldo. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The match ended 2-2, with goals from Eze, Davies, Kane (penalty) and Rice. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Kim Min-jae played the first half and was replaced by Jonathan Tah. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Kane has scored in 10 consecutive Champions League games; the record of 11 was set by Ronaldo while at Real Madrid. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Bayern have 5 points and Arsenal 7 points after three games. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Arsenal's Bukayo Saka went off injured in the 10th minute with a thigh problem and Eze came on as his replacement. [ 1 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- Why Kim Min-jae was substituted. Seoul Economic Daily said it appeared to be a tactical substitution; the other two outlets give no reason.
- The date of the match. Yonhap and Newsis give 22 October (Newsis specifies Korean time), while Seoul Economic Daily gives 21 October local time.