Hello everyone. Welcome to live coverage of this Champions League clash between Bayern Munich and Valencia.

Ribery ducks and weaves his way into space down the left and crosses for Pizarro. The ball runs behind him and Kroos fires over from 10 yards - but the referee had already blown for a foul by Pizarro. Not much in that.

Bayern controlling the pace in the early stages. The Bundesliga seeing far more of the ball as they feel their way into the contest.

We're underway in Munich.

We're almost ready for kick off at the Allianz Arena. Which way do you think it will go?

Mauricio Pellegrino, Valencia coach: "We are facing a strong team. I hope our fans watch us and I hope they will be proud of their team. Anything can happen in football and we hope we will see something special."

Jupp Heynckes, Bayern coach: "We no longer linger on our final defeat by Chelsea. This is a new season and we have to concentrate on our group now. The past is the past and I do not think about it any more."

Record signing Javi Martinez lines up in midfield for his first Champions League start for the Bundeliga side. He will no doubt be keen to get the better of the side he faced 12 times in La Liga with former side Athletic Club.

Claudio Pizarro starts as a lone striker for Bayern. With Mario Gomez absent with an ankle injury and Mario Mandzukic only a substitute, Jupp Heynckes turns to the 33-year-old who has 17 goals in the Champions League.

BAYERN MUNICH: Neuer, Dante, Boateng, Lahm, Badstuber, Ribery, Javi Martinez, Robben, Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Pizarro. Subs: Starke, Shaqiri, Müller, Luiz Gustavo, Can, Tymoshchuk, Mandzukic /// VALENCIA: Diego Alves, Cissokho, Rami, João Pereira, Ricardo Costa, Feghouli, Guardado, Parejo, Costa, Jonas, Soldado. Subs: Guaita, Barragán, Víctor Ruiz, Viera, Berrnat, Portugués, Valdez.

These sides renew acquaintances eleven years after they last met in the competition when they contested the 2001 final in Milan. Bayern's home record against Spanish opposition reads W13 D5 L1. Their solitary defeat was a 3-2 reverse against RC Deportivo La Coruna in 2002/03.

While we wait for the team news let me treat you to some statistics...

This eye-catching Group F clash pits last season's finalists against Los Che, who are trying to improve on last season's performance in the Champions League, which saw them finish third in a group that contained Genk, Bayer Leverkusen and eventual champions Chelsea.