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Champions League Action Tonight: Manchester City v Bayer Leverkusen & More
Greetings to another night of thrilling European Cup football. Nine games are planned for this evening, featuring 3 English clubs in play. Chelsea take on Barça in the standout match of the evening, while Newcastle visit the French side and Manchester City welcome Bayer Leverkusen.
League Table
We're at the midway point of the group stage, meaning the table is starting to take shape. Each of the six British sides are presently in the top 12, but there are only two points between fifth and 16th place, so there's a hint of volatility about the entire situation. All remains open.
Match Schedule
These are this evening's fixtures, all starting at 8pm except where noted:
- Ajax 0-1 Benfica (5.45pm)
- Union SG and Galatasaray level at 0-0 (5.45pm)
- Bodo/Glimt v Juventus
- Barcelona take on Chelsea
- Villarreal meet Dortmund
- Man City v Leverkusen
- Newcastle travel to Marseille
- Napoli v Qarabag
- Athletic Bilbao clash with Slavia Prague
Lineup Changes
Fofana, Caicedo, Garnacho, Gusto and Estevao all come into the Chelsea lineup. Excluded are Adarabioyo, Santos, Gittens, Pedro and Liam Delap.
Lamine Yamal starts for Barça; Marcus Rashford is among the substitutes.
The Blues (probable four-three-three) Robert Sanchez; Reece James, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Malo Gusto, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Neto, Garnacho.
Subs: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Liam Delap, Bynoe-Gittens, Andrey Santos, Joao Pedro, Hato, George, Joshua Acheampong, Marc Guiu, Facundo Buonanotte.
Barcelona (possible four-two-three-one): Joan Garcia; Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Balde; Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Torres; Robert Lewandowski.
Subs: Szczesny, Kochen, Raphinha, Marcus Rashford, Christensen, Marc Casado, Gerard, Dani Olmo, Noah Darvich, Dario Fernandez, Roony Bardghji.
Referee Vincic (Slovenian).
Previous Encounters
The only previous meeting between Marseille and Newcastle was the Europa League semi-final of 2003-04, won by an emerging star from Côte d'Ivoire. Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester City have not faced each other previously. Chelsea and Barcelona have a notable history.
Early Match Updates
Only a single goal in the first half of the early fixtures. Dahl's sixth-minute sizzler has earned Benfica under Mourinho a 1-0 lead at Ajax.
Marseille v Newcastle Preview
Although Newcastle arrived in the south of France fresh from their restorative 2-1 home Premier League win against Manchester City on the weekend, and having defeated Union SG, the Portuguese side and Bilbao in the Champions League, their only on the road victory since the start of April came in the Belgian capital at Union Saint-Gilloise.
It's not that Eddie Howe was eager to talk about the mental side of this travel sickness. “The European Cup is distinct from domestic games,” said the coach, whose team are sixth in the European table, with nine points from a possible 12 and automatic qualification 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. Murray, the minute-by-minute equivalent of Maradona is handling for that.
Ashley Carter
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