Viking Stavanger’s Champions League campaign reflects a project built by joint head coaches Morten Jensen and Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim. Appointed together in November 2020, they have guided the Norwegian club from a less prominent position towards Europe’s leading competition.
Their approach includes a confident promise to recruits about the quality of coaching they will receive. In a Guardian interview, the pair explain the relationship between that ambition, daily work and the club’s developing identity.
A home match against Bayern Munich provides a major test of the journey. The feature centres on how two coaches share responsibility and sustain a longer project, while the size of the opponent makes clear that reaching this stage is an achievement distinct from any single result.
