Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Bayern Munich's trip to Lviv to face Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League second round. Continued fighting in the east of Ukraine means the 'hosts' have had to travel further than Bayern for this clash, will that have an effect tonight? Find out right here.

Arjen Robben lofts a lovely ball into the box for Bastian Schweinsteiger, who volleys wide.

Referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco gets us under way, and it looks as though Bayern have lined up with a back three.

Five minutes until kick-off in Lviv, where Xabi Alonso will be making his 100th Champions League appearance. It will hopefully be a milestone marked with goals, Bayern's last two away games in the competition have produced 13 of them.

Bayern are overwhelming favourites for this tie, and with good reason. Shahktar won only two games in the group stages, both against BATE Borisov and scored 12 of their 15 goals against the team from Belarus. However, their visitors have won just one of their last five knockout games in the Champions League, drawing two and losing two.

This is only the third time Shakhtar have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League. Tonight's game will be the first time these two sides have met in any competition.

Bayern go into the game eight points clear at the top of the Bundelsiga and on the back of an 8-0 win over Hamburg. Pep Guardiola said: "Now we can focus on our first Champions League game this year. I am happy that our playing style is back. Obviously the mood in the team is now much better. If we play below our level we can be knocked out by Shakhtar."

Due to Ukraine's winter recess, Shakhtar have not played a competitive game since December, and face Bayern without Brazil international Bernard. Coach Mircea Lucescu, said: "We will be heroes if we beat Bayern and qualify for the next stage. Our last competitive game was ten weeks ago, and you all know about the conditions we have been working under this season. Almost everyone will tell you that Bayern are going through, especially after their 8-0 win in the last league match. We need victory more than ever before with regard to the situation we are experiencing, for our supporters in Donetsk."

SUBS: SHAKHTAR: Kanibolotskiy, Kryvtsov, Azevedo, Marlos, Ilsinho, Wellington Nem, Gladkiy BAYERN: Reina, Starke - Dante, Lewandowski, Rode, Badstuber, Weiser.

No place for Robert Lewandowski in the Bayern starting line-up in Lviv. The Polish striker has two goals and as many assists from six appearances in the Champions League so far this season. Only two Bayern players, Mario Goetze and Thomas Mueller, have scored more.

TEAM NEWS: SHAKHTAR: Pyatov, Srna, Kucher, Rakitskiy, Shevchuk, Fred, Fernando, Costa, Teixeira, Taison, Adriano. BAYERN: Neuer, Alonso, Ribery, Robben, Rafinha, Boateng, Bernat, Gotze, Mueller, Alaba, Schweinsteiger.

As we await team news, check out eight January signings looking to make their mark on the second round.