🔗 Share this article Champions League Action Tonight: Marseille v Newcastle & Additional Games Welcome to a fresh evening of exciting European Cup football. 9 matches are scheduled for this evening, featuring three British clubs in action. The Blues meet Barcelona in the key fixture of the evening, whilst Newcastle visit the French side and Manchester City host Bayer Leverkusen. Current Standings It's the halfway stage of the group phase, so the rankings is beginning to form. Each of the six English clubs are presently in the top 12, but there are only two points between fifth and sixteenth place, thus there's a whiff of uncertainty about the whole thing. It’s all up for grabs. Match Schedule These are this evening's games, all kicking off at 8pm except where noted: Benfica lead Ajax 1-0 (5.45pm) Union SG and Galatasaray level at 0-0 (17:45) Juventus face Bodo/Glimt Barcelona take on Chelsea Villarreal meet Dortmund Man City v Leverkusen Newcastle travel to Marseille Napoli v Qarabag Athletic Bilbao clash with Slavia Prague Team News Fofana, Caicedo, Alejandro Garnacho, Gusto and Estevao join the Blues lineup. Excluded are Adarabioyo, Santos, Gittens, Pedro and Delap. Yamal starts for Barça; Rashford is on the bench. Chelsea (probable four-three-three) Sanchez; James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Cucurella; Malo Gusto, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Neto, Alejandro Garnacho. Subs: Kjell Scherpen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Delap, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Joao Pedro, Hato, George, Joshua Acheampong, Guiu, Facundo Buonanotte. Barcelona (probable 4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia; Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde; Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Torres; Robert Lewandowski. Substitutes: Szczesny, Diego Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Christensen, Marc Casado, Gerard, Olmo, Bernal, Dro Fernandez, Roony Bardghji. Official Vincic (Slovenian). Previous Encounters The only previous meeting between Newcastle and Marseille was the Uefa Cup semi-final of 2004, claimed by an rising star from Côte d'Ivoire. Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester City have not faced each other previously. Chelsea and Barcelona have a notable history. Early Match Updates Just one goal during the opening period of the two early games. Samuel Dahl's sixth-minute strike has given Jose Mourinho’s Benfica a one-nil advantage away to Ajax. Marseille v Newcastle Preview Even though The Magpies traveled to the south of France fresh from their restorative two-one home English top-flight victory against City on Saturday, and having beaten Union SG, Benfica and Bilbao in the European Cup, their sole on the road victory since early April came in the Belgian capital at Union Saint-Gilloise. Not that Howe was eager to talk about the mental side of this travel sickness. “The European Cup is distinct from domestic games,” said the manager, whose team are sixth in the Champions League standings, with 9 pts from a available 12 and automatic qualification to the knockout phase almost within touching distance. “I don’t know if you can draw parallels between them.” A dedicated live feed is available for Barcelona vs Chelsea. Murray, the MBM version of Maradona is on duty for that.