{"id":2863,"date":"2026-10-22T08:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T08:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/22\/rice-equaliser-arsenal-bayern-champions-league-draw\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T08:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T08:36:25","slug":"rice-equaliser-arsenal-bayern-champions-league-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/22\/rice-equaliser-arsenal-bayern-champions-league-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice equaliser salvages 2-2 Champions League draw for Arsenal at Bayern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arsenal secured a point in Munich after Declan Rice headed in a late equaliser to finish the Champions League encounter 2-2 against Bayern Munich. The match, played on a Wednesday, saw the English side, last season\u2019s Premier League runners\u2011up, come from behind twice before sharing the spoils.<\/p>\n<h2>Opening goal and early setbacks<\/h2>\n<p>Eberechi Eze opened the scoring for Arsenal after replacing the injured Bukayo Saka early in the first half. Saka, Arsenal\u2019s joint\u2011top scorer this season, left the field eight minutes in after clutching his thigh. Minutes later, Martin \u00d8degaard floated a simple pass across Bayern\u2019s back line, finding Eze in stride. The winger controlled the ball and slotted it past goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Although the linesman initially raised an offside flag, VAR overturned the decision and the goal stood.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern responded through Alphonso Davies, who found the net ten minutes after the Arsenal lead. Harry Kane, the England captain, supplied a precise through ball that split the midfield and evaded Gabriel, allowing the Canadian winger to finish into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n<h2>Kane\u2019s penalty and Bayern\u2019s lead<\/h2>\n<p>The second half saw Harry Kane put Bayern back in front. After a shot from the edge of the box struck Bayern defender Jurrien Timber\u2019s arm, the referee pointed to the spot. Kane stepped up and converted the penalty, marking his 16th goal in 23 matches against Arsenal and extending his Champions League scoring streak to ten consecutive games. The tally left him one goal short of Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s record of eleven straight matches for Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the goal, Arsenal\u2019s defence, marshalled by a disciplined performance from David Raya and a series of saves from Neuer, kept the pressure manageable. Both keepers produced notable interventions, with Neuer tipping a Bruno Guimar\u00e3es header onto the crossbar and Raya denying a Dayot Upamecano effort.<\/p>\n<h2>Late drama and final whistle<\/h2>\n<p>With Bayern appearing to seize control, a late substitute, Viktor Gy\u00f6keres, delivered a clever pass to Declan Rice. The England midfielder struck the ball powerfully, restoring parity with eight minutes remaining. The goal ensured Arsenal left Munich with a point.<\/p>\n<p>Following the match, Harry Kane told TNT Sports that the result was disappointing but reasonable in the context of the full 90 minutes. \u201cBut probably when you look at the whole 90 minutes, a draw was probably a fair result,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The draw marked only the second occasion Arsenal had dropped points in twelve games across all competitions this season. Bayern, missing in\u2011form winger Michael Olise, captain Joshua Kimmich and midfielder Jamal Musiala, also dealt with coach Vincent Kompany\u2019s illness, though the Belgian remained on the bench. Nevertheless, Kane\u2019s influence underscored Bayern\u2019s continued threat ahead of next week\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony in London.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams exchanged surges forward throughout the contest, with Arsenal\u2019s Ezri Konsa receiving a yellow card for a challenge on Kane during a Bayern counter\u2011attack. The match highlighted the physicality of Mikel Arteta\u2019s side, which managed to pin the perennial Bundesliga champions back in the early stages despite Bayern\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, the 2-2 stalemate reflected a tightly contested Champions League group fixture, featuring a late heroics from Declan Rice, a penalty and assist from Harry Kane, and a resilient defensive display from both sides.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Declan Rice struck late to earn Arsenal a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich as Harry Kane hit a penalty and set up Alphonso Davies\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2089,2195,2980,3191,3192],"class_list":["post-2863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-arsenal","tag-bayern-munich","tag-champions-league","tag-declan-rice","tag-harry-kane","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}