🔗 Share this article European Cup Matches Tonight: Chelsea v Barcelona & More Greetings to another night of exciting Champions League soccer. Nine games are scheduled for tonight, including 3 British clubs in play. The Blues meet Barcelona in the marquee fixture of the evening, while The Magpies travel to Marseille and City host Leverkusen. League Table We're at the midway stage of the league phase, meaning the table is taking form. Each of the six English clubs are currently in the upper twelve, but there are only two pts separating 5th and 16th place, so there's a sense of uncertainty about the entire situation. It’s all up for grabs. Tonight’s Fixtures Here are tonight’s fixtures, each starting at 8:00 PM unless stated: Benfica lead Ajax 1-0 (5.45pm) Union SG and Galatasaray level at 0-0 (5.45pm) Bodo/Glimt v Juventus Barcelona take on Chelsea Villarreal meet Dortmund Leverkusen visit Man City Newcastle travel to Marseille Napoli v Qarabag Athletic Bilbao clash with Slavia Prague Team News Fofana, Moises Caicedo, Alejandro Garnacho, Gusto and Estevao all come into the Blues lineup. Out go Adarabioyo, Santos, Gittens, Joao Pedro and Delap. Yamal is in the starting lineup for Barça; Rashford is on the bench. Chelsea (possible 4-3-3) Sanchez; Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Gusto, Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho. Substitutes: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Liam Delap, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Joao Pedro, Hato, George, Acheampong, Guiu, Buonanotte. Barça (probable four-two-three-one): Joan Garcia; Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde; Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Lamine Yamal, Lopez, Ferran Torres; Robert Lewandowski. Subs: Wojciech Szczesny, Diego Kochen, Raphinha, Marcus Rashford, Christensen, Casado, Gerard, Olmo, Noah Darvich, Dario Fernandez, Roony Bardghji. Referee Vincic (Slovenia). Historical Context The only previous meeting involving Marseille and Newcastle was the Uefa Cup semifinal of 2003-04, claimed by an emerging superstar from Ivory Coast. Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester City have never met before. Chelsea and Barcelona have a peedie bit of history. Early Match Updates Only a single goal during the opening period of the two early games. Samuel Dahl's 6th-minute goal has earned Benfica under Mourinho a 1-0 lead at the Dutch side. Newcastle’s Trip to Marseille Although The Magpies arrived in the French south fresh from their confidence-boosting two-one home English top-flight victory over City on Saturday, and having beaten Union Saint-Gilloise, Benfica and Bilbao in the Champions League, their sole on the road victory since the start of April came in Brussels at Union SG. It's not that Eddie Howe was eager to talk about the mental side of this away form issue. “The Champions League is distinct from Premier League games,” said the coach, whose side are sixth in the Champions League standings, with nine 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 Chelsea v Barcelona. Scott Murray, the MBM equivalent of Maradona is on duty for that.