🔗 Share this article Champions League Fixtures Tonight: Marseille v Newcastle & More Greetings to another evening of exciting Champions League soccer. 9 matches are planned for this evening, including three British clubs in play. The Blues take on Barça in the standout match of the evening, whilst The Magpies travel to the French side and Manchester City welcome Leverkusen. Current Standings It's the midway stage of the group stage, so the table is beginning to form. All six British sides are presently in the top 12, but there are only 2 points between fifth and sixteenth position, thus there's a whiff of snakes and ladders about the whole thing. It’s all up for grabs. Match Schedule Here are this evening's fixtures, all starting at 8:00 PM unless stated: Benfica lead Ajax 1-0 (17:45) Union SG and Galatasaray level at 0-0 (17:45) Bodo/Glimt v Juventus Chelsea v Barcelona Dortmund v Villarreal Man City v Leverkusen Newcastle travel to Marseille Napoli v Qarabag Athletic Bilbao clash with Slavia Prague Lineup Changes Fofana, Moises Caicedo, Alejandro Garnacho, Malo Gusto and Estevao join the Blues side. Out go Tosin Adarabioyo, Santos, Jamie Gittens, Pedro and Delap. Yamal starts for Barcelona; Marcus Rashford is among the substitutes. Chelsea (probable four-three-three) Robert Sanchez; James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Malo Gusto, Moises Caicedo, Enzo; Estevao, Neto, Alejandro Garnacho. Subs: Kjell Scherpen, Tosin Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Liam Delap, Bynoe-Gittens, Andrey Santos, Joao Pedro, Jorrel Hato, Leo George, Joshua Acheampong, Guiu, Buonanotte. Barcelona (probable 4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia; Jules Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Ferran Torres; Lewandowski. Substitutes: Szczesny, Diego Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Andreas Christensen, Casado, Gerard, Dani Olmo, Bernal, Dro Fernandez, Roony Bardghji. Referee Vincic (Slovenian). Past Meetings The only previous meeting between Newcastle and Marseille was the Uefa Cup semi-final of 2004, claimed by an emerging star from Côte d'Ivoire. Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester City have not faced each other previously. Chelsea and Barcelona have some past encounters. Early Match Updates Only a single goal during the opening period of the two early games. Samuel Dahl's sixth-minute strike has given Benfica under Mourinho a one-nil advantage away to Ajax. Marseille v Newcastle Preview Even though Newcastle arrived in the French south coming off their restorative two-one home Premier League victory against City on the weekend, and having defeated Union SG, Benfica and Bilbao in the European Cup, their sole away win since early April came in Brussels at Union SG. Not that Howe was overly keen to talk about the mental side of this away form issue. “The European Cup is different to Premier League games,” said the coach, whose team are 6th in the Champions League standings, with 9 points from a available twelve and automatic progression 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 Chelsea v Barcelona. Murray, the MBM equivalent of Diego Maradona is on duty for that.