🔗 Share this article Champions League Fixtures This Evening: Marseille v Newcastle & More Welcome to another night of exciting European Cup football. Nine fixtures are set for this evening, including three English teams in play. The Blues take on Barcelona in the key fixture of the evening, while The Magpies visit Marseille and Manchester City host Bayer Leverkusen. Current Standings We're at the midway stage of the group stage, meaning the rankings is starting to take shape. Each of the six English teams are currently in the top 12, but there are only 2 pts separating fifth and 16th position, so there's a hint of snakes and ladders about the entire situation. It’s all up for grabs. Tonight’s Fixtures Here are tonight’s matches, all kicking off at 8pm except where noted: Ajax 0-1 Benfica (17:45) Union SG and Galatasaray level at 0-0 (5.45pm) Bodo/Glimt v Juventus Chelsea v Barcelona Dortmund v Villarreal Leverkusen visit Man City Newcastle travel to Marseille Napoli v Qarabag Athletic Bilbao clash with Slavia Prague Squad Updates Fofana, Caicedo, Alejandro Garnacho, Gusto and Estevao all come into the Chelsea lineup. Out go Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos, Gittens, Joao Pedro and Liam Delap. Lamine Yamal is in the starting lineup for Barcelona; Rashford is among the substitutes. The Blues (probable 4-3-3) Sanchez; James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Cucurella; Gusto, Caicedo, Enzo; Estevao, Pedro Neto, Garnacho. Substitutes: Kjell Scherpen, Tosin Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Liam Delap, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Andrey Santos, Joao Pedro, Jorrel Hato, George, Joshua Acheampong, Guiu, Facundo Buonanotte. Barça (probable four-two-three-one): Joan Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Balde; Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Lamine Yamal, Lopez, Ferran Torres; Lewandowski. Substitutes: Wojciech Szczesny, Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Andreas Christensen, Casado, Gerard, Dani Olmo, Bernal, Dario Fernandez, Roony Bardghji. Referee Vincic (Slovenian). Historical Context The sole past encounter involving Marseille and Newcastle was the Uefa Cup semifinal of 2004, claimed by an emerging star from Ivory Coast. Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen have not faced each other previously. Chelsea and Barcelona have a notable history. Initial Game Reports Just one goal in the first half of the two early games. Samuel Dahl's sixth-minute strike has given Jose Mourinho’s Benfica a one-nil lead away to the Dutch side. Marseille v Newcastle Preview Although The Magpies traveled to the south of France fresh from their restorative two-one home English top-flight win over City on Saturday, and having defeated Union Saint-Gilloise, the Portuguese side and Bilbao in the European Cup, their only on the road win since early April came in Brussels at Union Saint-Gilloise. It's not that Eddie Howe was overly keen to discuss the mental side of this travel sickness. “The Champions League is distinct from domestic games,” said the coach, whose side are 6th in the Champions League standings, with 9 points from a available twelve and automatic progression to the last 16 almost within touching distance. “I don’t know if you can compare them.” A dedicated live feed is available for Chelsea v Barcelona. Scott Murray, the MBM equivalent of Diego Maradona is on duty for that.