Afternoon all and welcome to Lokomotiv Moscow v Bayern Munich!

Kulikov seizes on a loose ball and bursts into the box, swiping a shot that forces Neuer to dive, though he looks to pull his hands away at the last second.

Lokomotiv allow Kimmich to take the ball off Neuer and mooch off towards the halfway line. This behaviour does not end well, and Hernandez is allowed to wander across the face of the box before finding Pavard, whose low shot is saved.

The ball is now bouncing backwards and forward to little end.

Krychowiak picks up possession 30 yards from goal, left of centre, and his eyes light up, so he takes it upon himself to swipe a shot wide of the far post.

Muller collects the ball on the right, 30 yards out, but can only curl a cross into the arums of the keeper.

Corluka - yes, that Corluka - lifts a ball down the middle to Smolov, and for a second Bayern's high line looks like it might do for them, but a poor touch averts the danger swiftly enough.

It's not yet cold in Moscow, which is a shame. When my team were draw in the same group as CSKA, I was extremely disappointed that the game was around this time of year, not when it's mad cold, partly so I could experience it but mainly so the players coild endure it.

Shakhtar and Inter is still 0-0.

Don Hutchison notes that Pep Guardiola didn't fancy Muller, leaving him out of the biggest games. "What a player" he says. Indeed.

This thread is worth your eyes.

Ignatyev jumps for the ball with Hernandez, then cleverly sticks elbow into midriff. Lovely stuff.

But here's Smolov again picking up a cleverly switched free-kick inside the box. But as he looks for a route to goal, Bayern switch on and block him off.

A quiet period.

Lokomotiv are showing signs of recovery, but it's hard not to see Bayern scoring another.

No! Tolisso lifts another ball out to the right and again Pavard, blocks it back into the middle, straight to Coman! But he takes his eye off it, only able to drag a tame volley against the base of the far post. Huge escape for Lokomotiv and very nice from Bayern.

And here's Coman, gliding by Zhivogyladov, before standing up a cross that Guilherme collects.

That goal really knocked it out of Lokomotiv, who looked lively prior to it. Now, they're waiting to get beaten.

It turns out that Magkeev, though on the original teamsheet, is not in fact plying, Kulikov is.

On which point, though Bayern have made changes, they've still got their most important players - Lewandowski, Muller, Goretzka and Kimmich.

Muller drills a diagonal ball into the box, but there's too much on it for Lewandowski, who can only help it behind.

Zhivoglyadov takes his time controlling a bouncing ball, except he's not playing Gorky park under-10s, he's playing the European champions, and Hernandez nips in to rob him, wearing a boot to the phizog for his trouble. Yerman is booked.