🔗 Share this article European Cup Matches Tonight: Marseille v Newcastle & Additional Games Greetings to another night of exciting Champions League soccer. 9 games are scheduled for this evening, including three British clubs in action. Chelsea meet Barça in the key match of the evening, whilst Newcastle visit Marseille and City welcome Bayer Leverkusen. League Table It's the midway point of the league phase, meaning the standings is taking form. Each of the six British clubs are currently in the upper twelve, but there are only two points separating 5th and 16th position, so there's a hint of uncertainty about the whole thing. All remains open. Match Schedule Here are this evening's matches, all kicking off at 8pm unless stated: Ajax 0-1 Benfica (5.45pm) Union SG and Galatasaray level at 0-0 (5.45pm) Juventus face Bodo/Glimt Chelsea v Barcelona Dortmund v Villarreal Leverkusen visit Man City Marseille v Newcastle Napoli v Qarabag Athletic Bilbao clash with Slavia Prague Team News Fofana, Caicedo, Garnacho, Gusto and Estevao all come into the Chelsea lineup. Out go Adarabioyo, Santos, Jamie Gittens, Pedro and Liam Delap. Yamal starts for Barcelona; Rashford is on the bench. The Blues (probable four-three-three) Robert Sanchez; Reece James, Fofana, Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Gusto, Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Pedro Neto, Garnacho. Substitutes: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Liam Delap, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Pedro, Jorrel Hato, Leo George, Acheampong, Guiu, Facundo Buonanotte. Barcelona (possible 4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia; Jules Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Eric Garcia, De Jong; Lamine Yamal, Lopez, Torres; Robert Lewandowski. Substitutes: Wojciech Szczesny, Diego Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Christensen, Marc Casado, Gerard, Dani Olmo, Noah Darvich, Dario Fernandez, Roony Bardghji. Official Slavko Vincic (Slovenia). Historical Context The sole past encounter involving Marseille and Newcastle was the Uefa Cup semifinal of 2004, won by an rising superstar from Côte d'Ivoire. Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester City have never met before. Chelsea and Barcelona have a peedie bit of history. Initial Game Reports Only a single goal in the first half of the early fixtures. Dahl's 6th-minute strike has earned Jose Mourinho’s Benfica a 1-0 advantage at Ajax. Newcastle’s Trip to Marseille Although Newcastle traveled to the French south fresh from their confidence-boosting two-one home Premier League win over Manchester City on the weekend, and having defeated Union SG, Benfica and Bilbao in the European Cup, their sole away victory since early April came in Brussels at Union Saint-Gilloise. It's not that Eddie Howe was eager to talk about the psychological aspect of this travel sickness. “The European Cup is different to Premier League games,” said the manager, whose side are sixth in the European table, with 9 pts from a possible 12 and automatic progression to the last 16 nearly secured. “I am not sure if you can draw parallels between them.” A dedicated live feed is available for Barcelona vs Chelsea. Murray, the minute-by-minute version of Diego Maradona is on duty for that.