live at @eliud2013 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL :Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich

I was with Franz Beckenbauer at a Gazprom' event earlier. The Kaiser is going for 2-2 after 90 minutes, 3-3 after extra-time and a Bayern win on penalties.

Beckenbauer said: 'My dream and my wishes are to see really exciting football at the final, maybe a draw in the overtime and then penalty kicks, then Bayern Munich has to win!

'We need to show the world, this game tonight is a good opportunity for both teams to show the world how good the football in Germany is.

'Teams like Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and the national team are on their way, maybe next year on their way to Brazil to win the World Cup. They have a good chance. German football is really on the top, so that’s a good opportunity tonight to show this standard to the world.''

Jurgen tribute: Dortmund fans inside Wembley raise a cardboard cutout of manager Klopp

Cheer up, chaps: Dortmund fans walk on the pitch after arriving at Wembley

Outcast: Dortmund's Bayern bound star Mario Gotze stands on the pitch at Wembley

18.38: Borussia Dortmund starting XI:

Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer, Gundogan, Bender, Grosskreutz, Blaszczykowski, Reus, Lewandowski.

18.35: As expected from Bayern then, with Jerome Boateng partnering Dante in defence in place of Daniel van Buyten.

18.32: Bayern Munich starting XI:

Neuer, Lahm, Boateng, Dante, Alaba, Martinez, Schweinsteiger, Robben, Muller, Ribery, Mandzukic.

Giants of the game: England boss Roy Hodgson (left) and retiring Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson talk at Wembley

18.29: Sir Alex Ferguson would have preferred to be at Wembley today as manager of Manchester United, but the recently retired Red Devils boss is at the ground anyway, along with England manager Roy Hodgson.

18.26: Bayern's most recent match with Bundesliga rivals in this tournament was the 6-0 aggregate win against Kaiserslautern in the 1999 Champions League quarter-finals.

18.21: Both sides have now arrived at Wembley, the Dortmund fans booing the Munich team bus as it makes its way into the ground after it is shown on the big screen inside the stadium. Dortmund players are on the pitch soaking up the atmosphere under the late evening London sun.

Unforgivable: A Dortmund fan covers the Mario Gotze name on his back, following the midfielder's announced transfer to Bayern Munich

18.18: One man sadly missing out tonight for Dortmund is Mario Gotze and it's not just because he is a joy to watch on the field.

The midfielder is controversially moving to Bayern Munich this summer, and it would have been very interesting to see how he would have had an impact on this game tonight.

18.15: Bayern are seeking to join Liverpool on five European Cup wins and become the joint-third most successful club in the competition's history behind Real Madrid and AC Milan. Dortmund are eyeing just their second triumph following the classic 1997 final win against Juventus.

18.12: Team news could be in at any moment folks, so stick around for all the latest on who will be starting tonight. We'll bring it to you as soon as it comes in.

Dream ticket: Fans of both sides pose outside Wembley Stadium

18.09: Fans with one of those gold dust tickets are now entering Wembley. Although there is many empty seats on show, they are (especially Dortmund supporters) are making enormous noise. The atmosphere is going to be terrific once the place is full to the brim.

18.04: Here is an interesting stat from InfostradaLive to look out for this evening concerning clubs coming back to win after conceding first.

Since United's stunning turnaround against Munich in 1999, only Barcelona in 2006 against Arsenal have won the Champions League after letting the first goal in.

17.59: As you can see from the pictures below, there are a lot of fans in town for the game, but as ever these days, many have been shut out of Wembley in favour of the 'UEFA family.'

Such is the demand for tickets, some are being sold on the black market for £14,000.

17.44: With the German Cup final on June 1 to come, there is an interesting sense of deja-vu ahead of this final.

In 1997 when Dortmund won the Champions League, it came following two seasons as German champions. Bayern had just reclaimed the Bundesliga trophy and Stuttgart won the German Cup.