Rice rescues Arsenal point in four-goal draw at Bayern Munich

Declan Rice scored with eight minutes remaining as Arsenal recovered to draw 2-2 at Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, 21 October. The result left last season’s runners-up on seven points from three league-phase games, two more than Bayern.

Arsenal had taken the lead through Eberechi Eze after an early injury forced Bukayo Saka off. Alphonso Davies equalised for Bayern, and Harry Kane put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot before Rice secured a point for Mikel Arteta’s side.

Saka injury precedes Eze opener

Saka went down eight minutes into the match, clutching his thigh and signalling to the bench. Eze came on in his place and gave Arsenal the lead after 25 minutes, collecting Odegaard’s pass across Bayern’s defence before finishing past Manuel Neuer.

The goal was initially ruled out for offside, but VAR overturned the decision. Bayern responded 10 minutes later when Kane picked out Davies with a pass through midfield, allowing the winger to guide his shot into the bottom corner.

Bayern were missing Michael Olise, Joshua Kimmich and Jamal Musiala. Coach Vincent Kompany, who had been a doubt because of illness, took his place in the dugout.

Kane puts Bayern ahead before Rice responds

Both goalkeepers made important saves after the break as the teams continued to create chances. Kane then won a penalty when his shot from the edge of the area struck Jurrien Timber’s arm, and he converted the spot-kick to give Bayern the lead.

It was Kane’s 16th goal in 23 matches against Arsenal and extended his scoring run to 10 consecutive Champions League games. He is one match short of Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of scoring in 11 straight games for Real Madrid.

Bayern appeared to be heading for victory, but substitute Viktor Gyokeres played Rice through late in the match. The midfielder struck the equaliser to earn Arsenal a point.

Arsenal stay ahead in league phase

The draw was only the second time Arsenal had dropped points in 12 matches across all competitions this season. Their seven-point total keeps them two points ahead of Bayern after three Champions League league-phase games.

Kane told DAZN that Bayern had a chance to put the match beyond Arsenal, but felt a draw was fair overall. Arsenal forward Kai Havertz also praised his side’s performance, saying it was difficult to hold their own at Bayern.