Champions League live: Arsenal ahead against Bayern and updates from across Europe

Glorious chance for Eze. A long ball towards him is controlled brilliantly. He megged Upamecano with his pass to Merino, got the pass back from him but could not finish it off. It looked more like a passing attempt towards the net and it lacked venom.

Bayern will have to do more than what they are doing now. Arsenal have not conceded a single goal so far in this campaign. Arsenal have been comfortable off the ball so far, just as they usually are.

Chiquinho opens the scoring for Olympiacos but two quick fire goals from Mbappe have given the lead to Real Madrid now. Wow.

It comes from a set piece, once again. Teasing delivery from Bukayo Saka and Neuer couldn't get the punch there and Timber headed it in. Not so decisive keeping from the big man there.

Just saw Thomas Tuchel on the screen, England manager is here watching the match. There are five England internationals starting tonight. A big chance for Lewis Skelly to impress and to try to get his left back spot back, which has been taken by the Man City man Nico O'Reilly recently

It is that man Szoboszlai who has equalised. He has been their best player this season even when they have been struggling. Gakpo is also involved heavily in that goal.

Harry Kane dropping all the way down near the corner flag to help his team mates when Saka was on the ball. Three players were around Saka there and Kane got fouled eventually. Great work rate from Bayern’s talisman and former Spurs man. He is definitely not a popular man here as that free kick was not received well by the crowd. Of course.

Neuer’s kick has been won in Bayern’s area by Saliba but Saliba’s pass went straight to Neuer. He is a relieved man there.

Awful start for Liverpool. Ivan Perisic stays calm and sends Giorgi Mamardashvili the wrong way and Anfield is stunned again. A nightmare moment after Virgil van Dijk is judged to have handled in the box and he cannot have many complaints about the decision.

Arsenal get their first look from a set piece as the cross comes in from the right. Saliba meets it with a header that goes over, but the flag was already up for offside.

Bayern are keeping the ball in the early stages and Karl is already getting a good feel of it with some tidy early touches and drives

The stadium is buzzing. It's going to be a fascinating encounter.

David Luiz’s goal for Pafos against Monaco was the first in this season’s Champions League scored by a player born in the eighties, with Luiz born in 1987, and it came against a keeper from the same decade in Lukas Hradecky, born in 1989. The match had finished 2-2.

Liverpool have looked better in the Champions League, winning three of their four games so far. They will be aiming for another result against PSV at Anfield tonight as they search for momentum and a spark to lift their season.

Lunin starts for Real Madrid tonight, stepping in for the injured Courtois

Arsenal and Inter Milan top the ratings at 7.06, with Bayern Munich on 6.98, Real Madrid on 6.96 and PSG close behind on 6.92.

• Arsenal and Bayern meet as two of the three teams still with a perfect Champions League record this season. Inter Milan are the other.

• It is a clash of strengths. Arsenal have the best defence in the competition and have not conceded a goal.

• Bayern carry the strongest attack with fourteen goals scored in their past four matches.

• Arsenal are winless in their last five meetings with Bayern. They have drawn once and lost four, and three of those defeats finished five one.

• Bayern have lost only three of their past fifty two group stage or league phase matches, winning forty five and drawing four.

You cannot look at this fixture without talking about the absentees. Both teams are dealing with major losses across the pitch. Arsenal are without Viktor Gyokeres, Kai Havertz, and their best defender Gabriel Magalhaes. Bayern are still missing Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies, and most importantly they are without Diaz after his red card against PSG on the last Champions League matchday

No surprise here as Bayern go with seventeen year old Karl from the start in the absense of Diaz, who is suspended. The youngster has earned the trust of the manager.

Arsenal shake things up with Lewis Skelly at left back and Mosquera joining Saliba at the heart of the defence, while Trossard gets the nod on the wing.

Arsenal and Bayern meet tonight in a showdown between the top two sides in the Champions League group stage. Both arrive in strong form. Arsenal demolished Tottenham 4-1 in the North London derby and Bayern put six past SC Freiburg in a 6-2 win.

Each team has won all four of its Champions League games and they share the same goal difference. Bayern stay above the Gunners only because they have scored 14 goals compared to Arsenal’s 11.

More updates are coming as we build toward kick off.