Follow Sportsmail's live coverage of the UEFA Super Cup as Bayern Munich and Chelsea go head to head in football's glitterati fixture.
The Champions League and Europa League winners gather at the Eden Arena, Prague, where Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola will renew their old rivalry.
It is a dugout reconstruction of the Barcelona v Real Madrid El Clasico but more importantly it is a chance for both managers to get their hands on some early silverware.
Bayern are hoping to add to their Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League treble of last season while Chelsea are hoping to pick up their first trophy since Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge.
Nik Simon
Host commentator
22:42
So Bayern are the Super Cup champions and what drama in Prague.
Heartbreak for Lukaku and Chelsea but a super performance from Mourinho's side.
That's all from me. Good night.
CHELSEA MISS! BAYERN WIN!
It all comes down to young Romelu Lukaku but his strike is weak and down the middle.
Neuer saves and Lukaku drops his head. His team-mates are quick to comfort the striker but the trophy goes to Bayern.
Victory: Bayern Munich's players celebrate after Bayern's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saves the last penalty
BAYERN SCORE
Cech gets a hand on Shaqiri's strike but it's too powerful and beats the keeper
CHELSEA SCORE
JUST! Ashley Cole hits the post but his shot ricochets in off the woodwork
BAYERN SCORE
Ribery keeps the strike rate up, putting his shot to the right
CHELSEA SCORE
Lampard absolutely thuds his shot centre-right
BAYERN SCORE
Lahm drills his penalty into the left-hand corner
CHELSEA SCORE
Oscar strikes a good penalty into the top-left corner. Neuer compains about his movement
BAYERN SCORE
Kroos shimmies in his run-up and cooley slots in the right-hand corner
CHELSEA SCORE
David Luiz takes a long run up and absolutely rockets his strike to Neuer's right.
BAYERN SCORE
Alaba sends his shot to Cech's right
22:24
PENALTY SHOOTOUT TIME!
Bayern have the first penalty and Alaba is stepping up to take it....
Shootout: Chelsea's David Luiz prepares for the penalty showdown
22:19
120min: GOAL JAVI MARTINEZ! BAYERN MUNICH 2-2 CHELSEA
The ball rolls through to Javi Martinez after a defensive melee and the Spaniard side-foots past Cech with the last kick of the game.
Heartbreak for Chelsea but what drama! It's the dreaded penalty shootout.
Late blow: Javi Martinez of Bayern scores a late equaliser
22:18
120min: Ivanovich booked
That's Chelsea's sixth yellow card and Bayern have one last chance as the fourth official signals one added minute.
119min: We're into the last minute and Bayern are peppering the Chelsea goal.
Special One: Jose Mourinho rallies the Chelsea supporters in the stands
22:16
116min: Cole booked
The defender is booked for an altercation during the set piece.
116min: Bayern have a freekick in a dangerous position. Chelsea stack their wall as Ribery stand over the ball and Mourinho rallies his side's travelling support.
Ribery curls his shot into the top corner but Cech palms it wide with another super save.
Mourinho is relishing this moment.
Last gasp: Bayern's Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic and Chelsea's Ashley Cole vie for the ball
22:13
114min: Terry on for Hazard
Chelsea players will be relieved to see their skippers arrival in the heart of defence.
They're going to play with five at the back now (and Terry wont have to change into his kit if Chelsea win)
112min: Another brilliant challenge from Cahill as he nicks the ball from the feet of Shaqiri.
Bayern's chance comes after a moment of relief for Chelsea, as Hazard and Lukaku hold the ball up field to take some pressure off the defence.
110min: Full credit to Chelsea for their fitness levels tonight.
They're still running their legs off after 110 minutes, playing the last half an hour with 10 men.
107min: It's still Bayern with the pressure, as you would expect.
Cech is called into action as Mandzukich gets on the end of a Javi Martinez cross.
The ball goes out for another corner and the Mandzukich again heads at Cech but he reacts brilliantly from point-blank range.
Point blank: Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech makes a save
22:03
We're back underway
Can Chelsea hold out for a victory against the odds?
Man management: Jose Mourinho passes on instructions to Frank Lampard
22:01
Half time of extra time
A superb quarter of an hour from Mourinho's side. They're going to have to put in another herculean effort in the final stages to wrap up this match.
115min: One minute of extra time to be played as Bayern continue to pressurise.
Closing down: Frank Lampard performs his defensive duties for Chelsea
114min: Chelsea are throwing everything at Bayern in defence and they concede another corner.
It's great resilience from Mourinho's side and they will be extremely pleased to see the break.
112min: Bayern are cranking up the pressure. Javi Martinez collects the ball outside the area and lines up his shot but Cahill is quickly there to deflect the ball out for a corner.
Nervous moments: Bayern supporters look on as their side chase another goal
99min: Cech palms a good Bayern shot round his post.
Lampard is back doing his defensive duties and the veteran puts in a great shift to close down Shaqiri's shot.
21:53
97min: Lukaku on for Torres
Time for Mourinho to send on some fresh legs.
Torres will be feeling better after this run out, scoring an excellent opening goal.
95min: It's time for Chelsea to shut up shop again.
They're going to sink all their men behind the ball and absorb the Bayern pressure, much like they did earlier in the game.
21:47
93min: GOAL HAZARD! Bayern Munich 1-2 Chelsea
Drama in Prague! Golden entertainment here as, against the odds, 10-man Chelsea catch Bayern on the break.
Hazard receives the ball wide left and cuts inside both Lahm and Boateng before firing low into the bottom right corner.
Goal! Chelsea's Eden Hazard, from Belgium, celebrates after scoring
21:46
92min: Can Bayern make the most of their man advantage?
The German side have been incessant with their possession and the Chelsea legs will tire quickly.
Guardiola's side are surely favourites now but Mourinho will be hoping to keep the opponents at bay and maybe catch them on the break.
21:44
Extra time - Chelsea get us back underway
21:39
That's it - we're going to extra time
Neither side can find the breakthrough and we're going to see another half an hour of action.
For the fans it's great entertainment but for the managers it's not the ideal scenario so early in the season.
90min: Three minutes of added time
90min: Chelsea have a chance with a freekick in the middle of the pitch.
Lampard is standing over it but Luiz sends a shot straight at the wall.
Late chance: Frank Lampard of Chelsea and David Luiz prepare to take a free kick
21:34
89min: Torres booked
The Spaniard is shown a yellow under the advice of his linesman.
21:33
86min: Mikel on for Schurrle
The German has put in a good shift and comes off for Mikel.
21:31
84min: Ramires sent off
Shortly after a fantastic Neuer save from a Luiz header, Ramires is shown a second yellow card.
The Brazilian clattered into Gotze and the official showed no hesitation with his dismissal.
Chelsea players appeal on deaf ears.
Seeing red: Chelsea's Ashley Cole appeals the red card for team-mate Ramires
81min: Chelsea deal with a clever set piece from Bayern Munich.
Instead of sending in a conventional cross, Ribery plays a quick short pass to Kroos who works the ball into the box but his pass across goal is sniffed out.
77min: Lampard send in a corner from the right which catches the head of Luiz.
The ball ricochets towards Ivanovich who sends a powerful header on goal which forces a good reaction save from Neuer.
Flick on: David Luiz of Chelsea climbs above Dante of Bayern Munich to head the ball
75min: Javi Martinez takes a knock off Torres and is carried off onto the sidelines for treatment.
73min: Bayern have enjoyed 62 per cent of the possession so far.
Chelsea are still looking to play off the counter attack. The blues have enjoyed a couple of efforts on goal in the last few minutes but Bayern regain the ball and control the pace.
Dangerman: Franck Ribery of Bayern battles with Frank Lampard Eden Hazard
21:16
70min: Gotze for Muller
Bayern's big summer signing comes off the bench.
68min: Robben sends a stinging shot wide of Cech's goal as he collects the ball deep off a Bayern corner.
He really hit that with some fizz.
Build up: Javi Martinez of Bayern battles for the ball with David Luiz of Chelsea
21:12
66min: Booking Luiz
The Brazilian has been clashing with Mandzukic all evening and sees yellow as he clatters into the striker's back.
21:10
64min: Booking Ramires
The midfielder is shown a yellow card.
64min: Chance Chelsea!
Oscar finds himself in a golden position inside the Bayern box after Dante slips.
The midfielder tries to work his way round the keeper and fires at Neuer's feet.
The rebound falls to Lampard who fires over.
Super Frank: Chelsea's Frank Lampard, left, and Bayern's Franck Ribery of France challenge for the ball
62min: Schurrle sends in a cross for Torres which is cleared out for a corner.
Lampard sends the set-piece far too deep and Chelsea lose possession.
59min: Chelsea are starting to attack a little more and Hazard is becoming more involved again as the Blues seek another goal.
But Bayern are still controlling position and we're very much back to square one.
In the balance: Bayern's David Alaba and Chelsea's Andre Schurrle vie for possession
21:03
56min: Javi Martinez on for Rafinha
Guardiola makes the first change of the game.
55min: It's a freekick for Bayern in a dangerous position and Ribery stands over it to the left of the box.
He cleverly pulls it back to Robben who send his shot over the bar
52min: That goal has swung momentum over to Bayern as the German's enjoy a good spell of possession in the Chelsea half and their supporters drown out the stadium.
49min: Ribery has another shot on goal moments later.
It's game on in Munich and Chelsea need to rethink their tactics.
20:52
47min: GOAL RIBERY! BAYERN MUNICH 1-1 CHELSEA
It's a super strike from Ribery and it was inevitable from the Frenchman who was dangerous throughout the first half.
Ribery shows quick feet to beat his man before sending a powerful strike past Cech from outside the area.
The forward runs over to the dugout to celebrate with Guardiola
Back of the net: Bayern's Franck Ribery of France celebrates scoring his side's first goal
20:50
We're back underway
Chelsea kick off.
The second half is nearly upon us
The players are stuttering out of the tunnel.
Bayern will continue to pressurise and Chelsea will continue to soak it up.
Can Chelsea stay solid and keep the Germans at bay?
Yellow haze: The rival managers take up position
Half time thoughts?
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Is a Ribery goal inevitable? Will Torres score a second? Are Mata's Chelsea days over as he watches from the bench?
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20:33
Half time - no extra time
The players head down the tunnel. Time to put the kettle on...
44min: Chelsea, in true Mourinho style, are doing well to nullify the German attack as they look to sit on their one goal lead.
Frustration: Bayern's Mario Mandzukic reacts after missing a chance
43min: With half-time approaching, will we see Juan Mata introduced after the break?
It could be the last chance he gets to run out in a Chelsea shirt with teh transfer window approaching on Monday..
20:28
41min: Cahill booked
The centre half rises for the ball but sticks his elbow into the attacker's back.
It's a 50/50 and it's a cheap booking for the international.
37min: Cahill blocks a shot from Muller and Chelsea face a corner.
Robben curls in a cross from the right but i's too far and Chelsea win a goal kick.
Coach's orders: Bayern head coach Pep Guardiola of Spain talks to Jerome Boateng
34min: The danger from Bayern is coming when they get the ball out on the flanks.
Again it's Ribery who channels the effort on goal but again his shot is off target.
He's getting in all the right positions but the finish isn't quite there (yet).
31min: Chance Torres!
This is the Spaniard's best 30 minutes of the season.
It's good link-up play with Schurrle once again who turns his man in a tight are before prodding a pass through to the striker.
Torres hits his shot with venom and it's palmed over the bar.
29min: Ribery sends an effort just wide of the Chelsea goal.
He turns his man but just misses the target with his shot.
The Bayern man is at the heart of most of his side's attacks.
Build up: Bayern Munich's Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben controls the ball
27min: A fine rugby tackle by Luiz on Mandzukic.
The Brazilian really is giving it out tonight but, fortunately for Luiz, the flag is already up, otherwise that could have been a booking.
25min: Chelsea are trying to catch Bayern on the break tonight, and they are doing it well do far.
A long ball clear from defence finds hazard who waltzes his way past his defender and fires a dangerous ball across goal.
Good play from Mourinho's side.
Counter: Eden Hazard of Chelsea is put under pressure by Rafinha of Bayern Munich
20:11
23min: Yellow card Ribery
Moments after his effort on goal, Ribery is booked for a foul on Ramires.
Booked: Referee Jonas Eriksson shows Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich a yellow card
21min: Cech sens a goal keep too far and it;s collected by the Bayern defence.
The German side play the ball across the back four and patiently build up their attack.
The ball weaves its way through the midfield and eventually finds Ribery in a dangerous position on the edge of the area.
He curls his shot into the bottom right corner and Cech tips it wide.
18min: The match is being played to the beat of a base drum in the stands.
It's all part of the gun and the atmosphere already seems far better than the caviar-fueled fixtures at the Stade Louis.
Special One: Mourinho prowls his technical area
15min: Swings and roundabouts as Chelsea move play down field once more and win a corner.
But again Bayern play possession football and Robben pulls a dangerous ball across goal which is dealt with by Luiz.
10min: Bayern hit back quickly with a couple more attacks.
Chelsea's goal came largely against the run of play. there's no chance the Blues will switch off now, the Germans are just as up for this one.
19:55
8min: GOAL TORRES! BAYERN 0-1 CHELSEA
What a goal from Torres and what a way to mark his return to the side.
Hazard made the break from the Chelsea half and sent the ball out right to Schurrle.
The wide-man whipped in a powerful cross and found Torres running at pace to smash turn put all of his momentum through the powerful finish.
Goal! Torres finishes off a brilliant Chelsea attack
6min: Muller finds Ribery in a dangerous position bu the Frenchman hooks his shot painfully wide
Robben made the initial break against his former club with a typically scuttling run.
4min: David Luiz tries to assert himself early on.
He grabs hold of his man's shirt and tries to look scary, which is near enough on impossible for the Brazilian..
On song: Chelsea supporters cheer on their team
2min: Bayern play some food possession football for the opening 90 seconds.
Boateng sends in a long diagonal ball from the right-hand side but the danger is over as Mandzukic heads wide.
19:47
And we're off
Bayern get the game underway
19:45
The teams are coming out...
...And there's a lot of fanfare on show.
Children running round with flags, drums banging and all that jazz.
Frank Lampard leads his team out carrying a trophy, which is rather bizarre.
19:38
Which fans create the best atmosphere?
The Champions League final between Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley in May made for one of the best atmospheres the stadium has ever seen.
German supporters seem to be making most of the noise in Prague tonight.
Are they the best supporters in football?
Cranking it up: A Bayern supporter shouts on the stands before kick off
All together: Bayern fans creating a good atmosphere in the Eden Arena
19:30
Too much talk about the managers? Guardiola thinks so...
With all the Mourinho v Guardiola preamble, the Bayern coach wants the focus shifted from the managers to the players.
He said in one of his pre-match press conferences: 'We're here for the players, not the coaches.
'Millions of people around the world will watch the game, not the coaches.'
But before we talk about the players, lets have a quick look at the Guardiola v Mourinho stats:
Meetings: 15
Guardiola wins: 7
Mourinho wins: 3
Draws: 5
Ready to rock: Bayern Munich's Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben listens to music as he walks on the pitch
19:26
Ticket, anyone?
Prague's Eden Arena, which is hosting the competition for the first time, has a capacity of just 21,000.
The contest was previously held at the Stade Louis II Stadium in Monaco.
Spares please! A fan looking for a ticket outside the Eden Stadium in Prague
19:20
Can Frank Lampard make it four in four?
Frank Lampard has scored three goals in three appearances against Bayern, who have won 18 of their last 21 games in all competitions.
Willian is not in the Chelsea squad after his £32million move so will have to wait until after the international break to make his debut. Chelsea's next fixture is an away trip to Everton on September 14.
Super Frank: The veteran midfielder has been named in Chelsea's starting XI
19:13
TORRES STARTS. MATA BENCHED. BA LEFT OUT.
We can expect a more attacking Chelsea tonight than the side which faced Manchester United on Monday.
For starters, the Blues have picked a striker (yes, we know it's only Fernando Torres) and De Bruyne drops out of the XI.
Mata is again named on the bench and that will only fuel more speculation about his future at Stamford Bridge.
Ba's Chelsea future looks even more bleak as the striker is again overlooked entirely by Mourinho.
Back in the picture: Fernando Torres will lead the Chelsea attack tonight
19:04
BAYERN MUNICH TEAM NEWS
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Rafinha, Dante, Boateng, Alaba, Muller, Lahm, Kroos, Ribery, Mandzukic, Robben
Subs: Starke, Van Buyten, Contento, Javi Martinez, Shaqiri, Gotze, Pizarro
19:00
CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, D Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Hazard, Oscar, Schurrle, Torres.
Subs: Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, Terry, Essien, Mikel, Mata, Lukaku
18:59
There's nothing quite like catching up with old friends
No match does theatre as well as El Clasico.
Guardiola was Barcelona manager between 2008 and 2012 while Mourinho was Real Madrid manager between 2010 and 2013.
The pair have had their fair share of dugout battles and, in 2011, Guardiola said of Mourinho: 'In this room [the press room], he is the chief, the ******* man. In here he is the ******* man and I can't compete with him. If Barcelona want someone who competes with that, then they should look for another manager.'
It wasn't quite as one-sided as Guardiola made out, the Spaniard actually has the better record between the two.
Old friends: Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho (right) greets Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola (left) before a 2011 El Clasico
18:54
Time for a European tour
The Super Cup is embarking on a European tour. Since 1998 the competition has been played in Monaco, allowing a plush weekend for football's bourgeoisie, but ticket sales have been poor.
Crowd levels have failed to break the 18,500 mark since 1997 so UEFA have decided to take the fixture around some of Europe's lesser-known football cities.
After this year's match in Prague, we move to Cardiff and then onto Tbilisi, Georgia in 2015.
Boys on tour: Chelsea fans gather in Prague's Old Town Square ahead of kick off
18:48
Hello and welcome to Sportsmail's live coverage of the Super Cup
We'll be bringing you all the action live from Prague as Chelsea bid to pick up their first silverware under Mourinho Pt II.
The Champions of Europe (Bayern Munich) are taking on the other Champions of Europe (Chelsea) as Jose Mourinho comes up against his old pal Pep Guardiola.
It's the Charity Shield.. but better.
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