🔗 Share this article European Cup Matches Tonight: Chelsea v Barcelona & More Greetings to another evening of exciting European Cup soccer. Nine matches are planned for this evening, with three English clubs in action. Chelsea meet Barcelona in the standout fixture of the night, while Newcastle visit Marseille and City welcome Bayer Leverkusen. Group Rankings We're at the midway point of the league phase, so the table is starting to take shape. Each of the six British clubs are currently in the upper twelve, however there are only 2 points separating fifth and sixteenth position, thus there's a hint of snakes and ladders about the whole thing. All remains open. Match Schedule Here are tonight’s fixtures, all starting at 8:00 PM except where noted: Ajax 0-1 Benfica (17:45) Union SG and Galatasaray level at 0-0 (17:45) Bodo/Glimt v Juventus Barcelona take on Chelsea 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 all come into the Blues side. Out go Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos, Gittens, Pedro and Liam Delap. Yamal is in the starting lineup for Barcelona; Rashford is among the substitutes. The Blues (probable 4-3-3) Sanchez; Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Malo Gusto, Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Neto, Alejandro Garnacho. Substitutes: Kjell Scherpen, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Delap, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Andrey Santos, Joao Pedro, Hato, Leo George, Acheampong, Guiu, Buonanotte. Barça (possible four-two-three-one): Joan Garcia; Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde; Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Yamal, Lopez, Torres; Robert Lewandowski. Substitutes: Wojciech Szczesny, Diego Kochen, Raphinha, Marcus Rashford, Christensen, Casado, Gerard, Dani Olmo, Noah Darvich, Dario Fernandez, Roony Bardghji. Official Vincic (Slovenian). Past Meetings The only previous meeting involving Newcastle and Marseille was the Europa League semi-final of 2003-04, won by an rising star from Côte d'Ivoire. Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen have not faced each other previously. Barcelona and Chelsea have a notable history. Early Match Updates Just one goal in the first half of the early fixtures. Samuel Dahl's 6th-minute strike has earned Benfica under Mourinho a 1-0 advantage at the Dutch side. Newcastle’s Trip to Marseille Although Newcastle arrived in the French south fresh from their confidence-boosting 2-1 home English top-flight victory against City on the weekend, and having beaten Union SG, the Portuguese side and Bilbao in the Champions League, their sole away victory since early April came in the Belgian capital at Union Saint-Gilloise. Not that Howe was eager to talk about the mental side of this away form issue. “The European Cup is distinct from domestic games,” said the coach, whose side are sixth in the Champions League standings, with nine points from a available 12 and direct progression to the knockout phase almost within touching distance. “I am not sure if you can draw parallels between them.” A dedicated live feed is available for Barcelona vs Chelsea. Scott Murray, the minute-by-minute version of Diego Maradona is handling for that.