🔗 Share this article Champions League Fixtures Tonight: Chelsea v Barcelona & More Welcome to another evening of thrilling Champions League soccer. 9 matches are planned for this evening, including three English clubs in action. The Blues meet Barça in the standout fixture of the night, while The Magpies visit the French side and City welcome Bayer Leverkusen. Current Standings We're at the midway stage of the group phase, so the table is beginning to form. Each of the six English clubs are presently in the upper twelve, but there are only two pts between fifth and 16th position, so there's a hint of uncertainty about the whole thing. All remains open. Tonight’s Fixtures Here are tonight’s games, each kicking off at 8pm except where noted: Benfica lead Ajax 1-0 (5.45pm) Galatasaray 0-0 Union SG (5.45pm) Juventus face Bodo/Glimt Barcelona take on Chelsea Dortmund v Villarreal Leverkusen visit Man City Newcastle travel to Marseille Qarabag play Napoli Slavia Prague v Athletic Bilbao Squad Updates Wesley Fofana, Caicedo, Alejandro Garnacho, Malo Gusto and Estevao are included in the Blues team. Out go Tosin Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos, Jamie Gittens, Pedro and Liam Delap. Yamal starts for Barça; Rashford is among the substitutes. Chelsea (possible 4-3-3) Robert Sanchez; Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Malo Gusto, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Neto, Alejandro Garnacho. Subs: Kjell Scherpen, Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Liam Delap, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Andrey Santos, Pedro, Jorrel Hato, Leo George, Acheampong, Marc Guiu, Buonanotte. Barça (probable four-two-three-one): Joan Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde; Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Torres; Lewandowski. Subs: Szczesny, Diego Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Christensen, Marc Casado, Gerard, Olmo, Noah Darvich, Dro Fernandez, Bardghji. Official Vincic (Slovenian). Historical Context The sole past encounter involving Newcastle and Marseille was the Uefa Cup semi-final of 2004, claimed by an rising superstar from Côte d'Ivoire. Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen have not faced each other previously. Barcelona and Chelsea have a notable history. Initial Game Reports Only a single goal in the first half of the early fixtures. Samuel Dahl's 6th-minute sizzler has given Benfica under Mourinho a 1-0 advantage at the Dutch side. Marseille v Newcastle Preview Even though Newcastle traveled to the south of France coming off their restorative two-one home Premier League win over Manchester City on the weekend, and having defeated Union SG, Benfica and Athletic Bilbao in the European Cup, their sole away victory since the start of April came in Brussels at Union Saint-Gilloise. It's not that Howe was overly keen to talk about the psychological aspect of this travel sickness. “The Champions League is distinct from domestic games,” said the coach, whose team are 6th in the European table, with 9 pts from a available twelve and automatic qualification to the knockout phase nearly secured. “I am not sure if you can draw parallels between them.” A dedicated live feed is available for Barcelona vs Chelsea. Murray, the minute-by-minute equivalent of Diego Maradona is on duty for that.