Alphonso Davies comes off Bayern Munich bench, German giants trail Viking FK in Champions League

For the second UEFA Champions League match in a row, Alphonso Davies' Bayern Munich found themselves up against a Norwegian opponent. This time it's going very differently.

The Canada captainscored a brilliant goal against Bodø/Glimt in a 5-0 thrashingin the opening round of the competition at Allianz Arena, but this time the German giants made a 1,600km trip north to play the competition debutants Viking FK. It's the hosts up 2-0 after 45 minutes in what would be one of the biggest giant killings in tournament history.

Gianni Stensness headed in the opener in just the second minute from a corner kick, before Peter Christiansen picked out the bottom-right corner on a rare counter-attack for his side. Bayern dominated the first half, but the hosts scored on two of their three shots for an unlikely advantage.

Viking lost their first-ever match in this competition to another German club, Stuttgart, falling 3-1, with all four goals came in the span of 12 minutes, with Zlatko Tripić interrupting a quick Ermedin Demirović hat trick. The 15,900-capacity Viking Stadion is a vastly different experience to if the game had been held at the 75,000-seat Allianz Arena.

There is also a notable difference with the playing surface - Viking Stadion has an artificial turf pitch, much more rare in European competition than it is in North America. Canadians might wince at the thought of Davies playing on turf after his long injury saga over the past 18 months.

After starting every game this season in all competitions for Bayern, Davies came off the bench at halftime in this one as Vincent Kompany's side looks to make the comeback after the break. Bayern of course came in as heavy favourites, and were expected to win comfortably.

But nobody expected Bodø/Glimt to beat Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Sporting CP last season either. Norwegian clubs, like any team good enough to qualify for the Champions League, can't be underestimated at risk of getting complacent.