🔗 Share this article Champions League Matches This Evening: Marseille v Newcastle & Additional Games Greetings to a fresh evening of exciting Champions League football. 9 games are scheduled for this evening, including 3 English teams in play. The Blues face Barça in the key fixture of the night, while Newcastle visit the French side and City host Bayer Leverkusen. Current Standings We're at the midway point of the group stage, so the table is beginning to form. Each of the six British clubs are presently in the top 12, however there are only two pts between fifth and sixteenth position, so there's a whiff of uncertainty about the entire situation. It’s all up for grabs. Tonight’s Fixtures Here are tonight’s fixtures, each starting at 8:00 PM except where noted: Ajax 0-1 Benfica (17:45) Galatasaray 0-0 Union SG (17:45) Juventus face Bodo/Glimt Chelsea v Barcelona Villarreal meet Dortmund Leverkusen visit Man City Newcastle travel to Marseille Qarabag play Napoli Slavia Prague v Athletic Bilbao Team News Wesley Fofana, Caicedo, Garnacho, Malo Gusto and Estevao join the Blues team. Dropped are Tosin Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos, Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro and Delap. Yamal starts for Barcelona; Rashford is on the bench. The Blues (probable four-three-three) Sanchez; James, Wesley Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Malo Gusto, Caicedo, Enzo; Estevao, Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho. Substitutes: Kjell Scherpen, Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Liam Delap, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Pedro, Jorrel Hato, Leo George, Acheampong, Guiu, Buonanotte. Barcelona (possible 4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia; Jules Kounde, Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde; Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Torres; Lewandowski. Substitutes: Wojciech Szczesny, Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Andreas Christensen, Casado, Gerard, Dani Olmo, Noah Darvich, Dro Fernandez, Bardghji. Official Slavko Vincic (Slovenian). Past Meetings The only previous meeting between Newcastle and Marseille was the Uefa Cup semifinal of 2003-04, claimed by an emerging star from Ivory Coast. Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester City have never met before. 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 6th-minute sizzler has given Jose Mourinho’s Benfica a 1-0 lead at Ajax. Newcastle’s Trip to Marseille Even though Newcastle arrived in the south of France coming off their confidence-boosting two-one home English top-flight victory over City on Saturday, and having defeated Union Saint-Gilloise, Benfica and Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League, their only away win since early April came in the Belgian capital at Union Saint-Gilloise. It's not that Eddie Howe was overly keen to talk about the psychological aspect of this away form issue. “The European Cup is distinct from domestic games,” said the coach, whose team are 6th in the European table, with 9 pts from a available twelve and direct qualification to the knockout phase nearly secured. “I am not sure if you can draw parallels between them.” A dedicated live feed is available for Chelsea v Barcelona. Murray, the MBM version of Diego Maradona is on duty for that.