🔗 Share this article European Cup Action This Evening: Marseille v Newcastle & Additional Games Greetings to a fresh night of electrifying European Cup soccer. Nine matches are planned for this evening, with 3 British clubs in action. Chelsea face Barça in the key match of the evening, whilst The Magpies travel to Marseille and Manchester City host Bayer Leverkusen. League Table It's the halfway stage of the league phase, so the rankings is beginning to form. All six British clubs are currently in the top 12, but there are only two pts between fifth and sixteenth position, so there's a sense of volatility about the entire situation. Everything is to play for. Match Schedule Here are this evening's matches, all kicking off at 8pm except where noted: Ajax 0-1 Benfica (5.45pm) Union SG and Galatasaray level at 0-0 (17:45) Juventus face Bodo/Glimt Chelsea v Barcelona Villarreal meet Dortmund Leverkusen visit Man City Newcastle travel to Marseille Napoli v Qarabag Slavia Prague v Athletic Bilbao Team News Wesley Fofana, Moises Caicedo, Alejandro Garnacho, Gusto and Estevao all come into the Chelsea lineup. Excluded are Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos, Jamie Gittens, Pedro and Delap. Lamine Yamal starts for Barcelona; Marcus Rashford is on the bench. The Blues (probable four-three-three) Sanchez; Reece James, Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Gusto, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Pedro Neto, Garnacho. Subs: Kjell Scherpen, Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Liam Delap, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Andrey Santos, Pedro, Jorrel Hato, Leo George, Joshua Acheampong, Guiu, Facundo Buonanotte. Barça (probable four-two-three-one): Garcia; Jules Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Ferran Torres; Lewandowski. Subs: Wojciech Szczesny, Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Christensen, Marc Casado, Gerard, Olmo, Noah Darvich, Dario Fernandez, Bardghji. Official Slavko Vincic (Slovenian). Previous Encounters The only previous meeting involving Newcastle and Marseille was the Europa League semifinal of 2003-04, claimed by an emerging star from Côte d'Ivoire. Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen have never met before. Chelsea and Barcelona have some past encounters. Initial Game Reports Only a single goal in the first half of the two early games. Samuel Dahl's 6th-minute sizzler has earned Jose Mourinho’s Benfica a 1-0 lead at Ajax. Marseille v Newcastle Preview Even though Newcastle arrived in the south of France fresh from their restorative 2-1 home English top-flight win against City on Saturday, and having beaten Union SG, Benfica and Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League, their sole on the road win since early April came in the Belgian capital at Union Saint-Gilloise. It's not that Eddie Howe was eager to discuss the mental side of this away form issue. “The Champions League is distinct from Premier League games,” said the coach, whose team are 6th in the European table, with 9 points from a available 12 and automatic progression to the knockout phase nearly secured. “I am not sure if you can compare them.” A dedicated live feed is available for Chelsea v Barcelona. Scott Murray, the MBM version of Maradona is on duty for that.