Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi stand over the free-kick, that's fooling nobody, and Messi lifts it onto the roof of the net. Disappointing.

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Free-kick to Barcelona as Lionel Messi is fouled on the edge of the area. Real danger here for Lyon.

lfcway: Feels like ages since LFC last played. Come on you reds!!! 3-0.

Jimbo McKop: Anfield is ELECTRIC.

Bobby Seagull: Liverpool: 5 x European Cup, 18 x League titles Bayern Munich: 5 x European Cup, 28 x League titles Nothing separates these continental footballing superpowers on the European Cup front. Can one of these kick-start their campaign for a 6th tonight?

Alisson finds Naby Keita with a good (albeit risky) low driven pass and the Reds midfielder wins a free-kick.

It is Fabinho playing at centre-back with Joel Matip.

And in France.

We are under way,

Daldeep Kaur
BBC Sport at Anfield

The flags and scarves are out, the fans are loud.

We're in for a cracking game at Anfield.

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Dion Dublin
Ex-Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 live

Bayern Munich have got some old legs in their starting XI and have some injuries so I do think that Liverpool moving the ball quickly going forward, they'll be a nightmare if they can keep the ball in that final third and win the ball back high up the pitch as well.

Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Anfield

Anfield bellows out 'You'll never walk alone'. Volume: Deafening.

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski banged in 16 Champions League goals for Borussia Dortmund under Jurgen Klopp.

He's scored another 36 in the tournament since joining Bayern.

If you're wondering why Thomas Muller isn't in the Bayern Munich team today, this is why...

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Can he make it a whole day of football without having a hand in a goal? Just needs 22 minutes today.

When did TV commentators stop talking for You'll Never Walk Alone like it's a national anthem?

Gerard Pique is the seventh player to reach 100 appearances for Barcelona in the Champions League. Xavi, Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol, Victor Valdes and Sergio Busquets are the others.

Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti could make his return to the team after almost three months out with a knee injury. He's on the bench today.

The 25-year-old played 170 times for today's opponents Lyon - his first and only club before joining Barca.

"I know that if I want to win the Champions League, we have to eliminate Lyon. I really hope to be on the pitch at Groupama Stadium on Tuesday. I want to see the fans who saw me grow up and re-visit this stage where I had so many good times."

Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Anfield

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The cover of tonight’s programme at Anfield reflects the rich European heritage of both of these clubs, who have each won the European Cup/Champions League five times.

It is a while since a German or English club got their hands on the famous trophy, though - Chelsea in 2012 and Bayern themselves in 2013 were the last teams from outside Spain to manage it.

Will it be any different this year? Perhaps - and the three Anglo-German ties in the last 16 will have a big say in that. Tottenham spanked Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their tie at Wembley last week, but how will Liverpool fare tonight, before Manchester City play Schalke on Wednesday?

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar to BBC Radio 5 live: "A European night is momentous, it’s brilliant. The fans really do give us a sense of pride. The past three games at Anfield in the Champions League have been brilliant.

"I can’t see the fans stopping now. Their voices will be needed because we have a few injuries and sicknesses. The atmosphere will be electric.

"Bayern Munich have something else to prove. Manuel Neuer is back in the limelight again after injury. They’ll think they can come here and turn us over but I don’t think so."

Both sides came through their Champions League groups unbeaten.

It is the first time two teams are facing each other in the knockout stages without losing a Champions League game all season since Barcelona and Manchester United met in the 2007-08 semi-finals.