Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Bundesliga fixture between Bayern Munich and Schalke. The Bundesliga is back and we'll be bringing you all the action as it happens at the Allianz Arena. Kick off is at 19:30 BST.
Bundesliga / Matchday 1
Allianz Arena / 18.09.2020
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- S. Gnabry(4', 47', 59')
- L. Goretzka(19')
- R. Lewandowski(31' PEN)
- T. Müller(69')
- L. Sané(71')
- J. Musiala(81')
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Updated 18/09/2020 at 20:22 GMT
4'
3'
It will be interesting to see how Hernandez gets on at left back. Davies is on the bench for Bayern Munich this evening. The Canadian was the club's Young Player of the Year last season.
2'
Neuer makes the save! Decent start to the match, with Paciencia turning a shot towards the Bayern Munich goal, but Neuer was alert to it and made the save to prevent an early opener for Schalke.
1st Half
1'
The match is under way! It's Bayern Munich against Schalke in this 2020/21 Bundesliga opener at the Allianz Arena!
19:29
Okay, here we go. We are about to get started in this Bundesliga opener. Kick off is just moments away.
19:28
The two teams are out on the pitch at the Allianz Arena. No fans in the stand for this one despite some fans being allowed back into stadiums in Germany this weekend.
19:27
19:26
Hernandez starts on the left side of the Bayern Munich. That is certainly interesting. Big night for the Frenchman.
19:25
Of course, Bayern Munich come into this game as the defending Bundesliga champions and as the reigning European champions, winning the Champions League in Lisbon last month.
19:20
19:15
On the Schalke side of things, they were enjoying a positive season until the pandemic struck. After lockdown, Wagner's side sunk like a stone. Schalke are also having serious financial issues right now.
19:10
19:05
I'm Graham Ruthven and you can catch me on Twitter ahead of the match to let me know your thoughts. Is there any way Schalke can cause an upset against Bayern Munich? Tweet me!
19:00
Sane starts! Having signed from Manchester City in the summer, Sane will finally make his competitive debut for Bayern Munich this evening. Because the Bavarians needed more attacking threat...
18:55
18:50
TEAM NEWS: Bayern Munich - Neuer, Pavard, Süle, Boateng, Lucas, Kimmich, Goretzka, Gnabry, Muller, Sane, Lewandowski. /// Schalke - Rudy, Kabak, Stambouli, Oczipka, Bentaleb, Serdar, Matondo, Uth, Harit, Paciencia.