🔗 Share this article European Cup Action This Evening: Manchester City v Bayer Leverkusen & More Greetings to another night of exciting Champions League football. 9 fixtures are planned for tonight, including 3 English clubs in play. Chelsea take on Barcelona in the marquee fixture of the evening, whilst The Magpies travel to the French side and Manchester City host Leverkusen. Current Standings It's the midway stage of the league phase, meaning the rankings is taking form. Each of the six British sides are presently in the top 12, however there are only two pts between fifth and sixteenth place, so there's a sense of volatility about the whole thing. It’s all up for grabs. Tonight’s Fixtures These are tonight’s fixtures, each starting at 8:00 PM except where noted: Ajax 0-1 Benfica (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 Napoli v Qarabag Athletic Bilbao clash with Slavia Prague Team News Wesley Fofana, Caicedo, Alejandro Garnacho, Gusto and Estevao join the Chelsea team. Excluded are Adarabioyo, Santos, Jamie Gittens, Pedro and Delap. Lamine Yamal is in the starting lineup for Barça; Marcus Rashford is on the bench. Chelsea (possible 4-3-3) Sanchez; Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Gusto, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Pedro Neto, Garnacho. Substitutes: Jorgensen, Tosin Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Liam Delap, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Pedro, Hato, George, Acheampong, Marc Guiu, Facundo Buonanotte. Barça (possible four-two-three-one): Joan Garcia; Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Balde; Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Torres; Robert Lewandowski. Substitutes: Wojciech Szczesny, Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Andreas Christensen, Casado, Gerard, Dani Olmo, Bernal, Dro Fernandez, Roony Bardghji. Referee Slavko Vincic (Slovenia). Previous Encounters The only previous meeting between Marseille and Newcastle was the Europa League semifinal of 2003-04, won by an rising star from Côte d'Ivoire. Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen have never met before. Chelsea and Barcelona have a notable history. Early Match Updates Only a single goal in the first half of the early fixtures. Samuel Dahl's sixth-minute sizzler has earned Jose Mourinho’s Benfica a one-nil lead away to the Dutch side. Newcastle’s Trip to Marseille Even though Newcastle traveled to the south of France coming off their confidence-boosting 2-1 home Premier League victory over City on the weekend, and having defeated Union Saint-Gilloise, Benfica and Bilbao in the Champions League, their sole away win since early April came in Brussels at Union SG. It's not that Howe was eager to discuss the mental side of this away form issue. “The Champions League is different to domestic games,” said the manager, whose side are sixth in the European table, with nine points from a available twelve and direct qualification to the knockout phase almost within touching distance. “I don’t know if you can compare them.” A dedicated live feed is available for Barcelona vs Chelsea. Scott Murray, the minute-by-minute version of Maradona is on duty for that.