The main event of Champions League matchweek one, 2012 final foes Bayern Munich and Chelsea reunite on Wednesday for a mouthwatering league phase battle at the Allianz Arena.
Vincent Kompany's men have been on the warpath since the start of the new season, whereas the Blues are still unbeaten but have been held to two derby draws in the Premier League.
Bayern's wait for another slice of European stardom has arguably gone on for too long, having failed to conquer the continent since defeating Paris Saint-Germain behind closed doors in 2020, suffering four quarter-final exits and one semi-final elimination in the past five years.
The newly-crowned Champions League winners avenged that showpiece defeat to the Bavarians in this year's Club World Cup too, but Bayern have since swept aside foes left, right and centre in domestic football, as is customary for the 2024-25 German top-flight winners.
Five games have brought five wins for Kompany's men, who have already clinched one trophy this term in the form of the German Super Cup and prolonged their perfect start to the Bundesliga campaign by demolishing a hapless Hamburg 5-0 on Saturday.
Despite missing out on a top-eight finish in last season's league phase, Bayern navigated the first stage unbeaten at home and have now strung together a magnificent 34-game sequence without a Champions League league phase/group stage defeat at the Allianz Arena.
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