🔗 Share this article European Cup Fixtures Tonight: Manchester City v Bayer Leverkusen & Additional Games Greetings to a fresh evening of exciting Champions League soccer. 9 matches are planned for this evening, featuring 3 British teams in action. Chelsea face Barça in the standout fixture of the evening, whilst The Magpies visit Marseille and City host Leverkusen. Group Rankings We're at the halfway stage of the group stage, so the rankings is beginning to form. All six British clubs are currently in the top 12, but there are only two points between 5th and sixteenth position, thus there's a whiff of uncertainty about the whole thing. It’s all up for grabs. Match Schedule These are tonight’s matches, all kicking off at 8:00 PM 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 Qarabag play Napoli Slavia Prague v Athletic Bilbao Lineup Changes Fofana, Moises Caicedo, Garnacho, Malo Gusto and Estevao join the Blues team. Excluded are Adarabioyo, Santos, Gittens, Pedro and Delap. Lamine Yamal starts for Barcelona; Rashford is among the substitutes. The Blues (probable 4-3-3) Robert Sanchez; James, Wesley Fofana, Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Malo Gusto, Moises Caicedo, Enzo; Estevao, Neto, Alejandro Garnacho. Substitutes: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Liam Delap, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Andrey Santos, Pedro, Hato, George, Acheampong, Marc Guiu, Buonanotte. Barcelona (probable four-two-three-one): Garcia; Jules Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Torres; Lewandowski. Substitutes: Szczesny, Diego Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Christensen, Marc Casado, Gerard, Olmo, Bernal, Dro Fernandez, Bardghji. Referee Vincic (Slovenia). Historical Context The sole past encounter between Marseille and Newcastle was the Europa League semifinal of 2003-04, claimed by an emerging star from Ivory Coast. Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen have never met before. Chelsea and Barcelona have a notable history. Initial Game Reports Only a single goal during the opening period of the two early games. Samuel Dahl's 6th-minute strike has earned Jose Mourinho’s Benfica a 1-0 lead away to Ajax. Marseille v Newcastle Preview Although Newcastle arrived in the French south fresh from their restorative 2-1 home English top-flight win over Manchester City on the weekend, and having defeated Union Saint-Gilloise, the Portuguese side and Bilbao in the European Cup, their sole away victory since the start of April came in the Belgian capital at Union SG. It's not that Eddie Howe was overly keen to talk about the mental side of this away form issue. “The Champions League is distinct from Premier League games,” said the manager, whose team are 6th in the European table, with 9 points from a available 12 and direct progression to the last 16 almost within touching distance. “I am not sure if you can compare them.” A dedicated live feed is available for Barcelona vs Chelsea. Scott Murray, the MBM version of Maradona is on duty for that.