Hello there! Welcome to PAOK v Chelsea!

Lovely ball over the top from Rudiger and Morata controls beautifully, catching it on the outside of right foot and tranfserring it into his path without breaking stride. He bursts into the box, on its left, and really ought to score, but instead he moratas it wide of the far post. Of course he does.

"MACEDONIA IS ONE AND ONLY AND IT'S HERE" reads a banner stretching most of the length of one side of the ground, Macedonia being the geographical region in which Salonika is situatuted.

PAOK sit off as Chelsea probe; they won't mind that, given they now have the ball more than any side in Europe.

Chelsea are playing with so much confidence, Pedro dashing off the right towards the middle and spreading to Alonso, who forces a corner; it comes to nothing.

Now Chelsea win a free-kick, driven hard to the far post by Willian. Paschalakis comes flying out, gets nowhere near it, and the ref gives a free-kick for an offence which eluded me.

PAOK win a corner down the right and Pelkas picks out Varela, between six-yard box and penalty spot, but he can't control his header, sending the ball plenty high.

Oh Alvaro! Pedro goes down the right and clips an ideal cross to Morata at the front post; he rises handsomely and guides a stylish header wide.

PAOK have changed formation, sticking Shakhov up front alongside Pelkas.

The crowd are still going for it, but it's a long way back for PAOK, who've also rested players in contemplation of a huge game this weekend against AEK.

GOAL! PAOK 0-1 Chelsea (Willian) There's your Ross Barkleys! He takes a pass from Jorginho in centrefield and barges through the middle before feeding a pass to Willian outside him, who opens his body and looks to find the far corner. He doesn't, but the keeper dives over it and Chelsea have the lead!

Pelkas backs into Christensen and introduces elbow to midriff as the defender jumps.

The Villarreal goal was socred by Carlos Bacca, and took 43 seconds. Effort.

No he won't - he swings a decent cross into the middle, which is headed behind by Morata before Varela can get to it and the corner comes to nothing.

Nice from pAOK, Mauricio megging Alonso and forcing the free-kick, down the right saide of the box. PAOK aren't a big side, so will Pelkas try a low ball?

Ross Barkley gets an early touch, and this is a big night for him. Realistically, it's hard to see him getting a regular spot in the side, but if he can produce his best form he can do things of which very few others are capable.

You've got to laugh: Stevengerrardsrangers are already a goal down, to Villarreal.

We're away!

There's a huge flag spanning near enough one who side of the ground. Can the team impose a similar attitude?

The players exchange 45 degree handshakes. The fair play is palpable.

It's seriously hot, flares flashing and fizzing all over the show. Great stuff.