Overview

• Kick-off is 8pm BST in Munich, with live UK coverage on TNT Sports 2 and streaming via Discovery+.
• Chelsea captain Reece James has publicly confirmed he will start and lead the team out.
• Bayern have won all their early-season games with a heavy goals return, and Kane has eight goals in five outings.
• Nicolas Jackson, on loan to Bayern from Chelsea, is eligible to face his parent club under UEFA rules.
• Injury absences shape selection on both sides, with Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies out for Bayern and Liam Delap, Dario Essugo, Romeo Lavia and Benoît Badiashile among Chelsea’s unavailable players; Cole Palmer is back in contention.