🔗 Share this article European Cup Fixtures Tonight: Chelsea v Barcelona & Additional Games Greetings to a fresh night of electrifying European Cup soccer. 9 games are planned for this evening, including 3 British teams in action. Chelsea face Barça in the standout match of the evening, whilst Newcastle visit the French side and Manchester City welcome Leverkusen. League Table It's the halfway point of the group stage, so the standings is starting to take shape. All six British teams are currently in the upper twelve, however there are only two points separating 5th and 16th position, so there's a hint of uncertainty about the whole thing. All remains open. Match Schedule Here are tonight’s fixtures, all kicking off at 8:00 PM except where noted: Ajax 0-1 Benfica (17:45) Galatasaray 0-0 Union SG (17:45) Bodo/Glimt v Juventus Barcelona take on Chelsea Dortmund v Villarreal Leverkusen visit Man City Newcastle travel to Marseille Qarabag play Napoli Athletic Bilbao clash with Slavia Prague Team News Wesley Fofana, Moises Caicedo, Alejandro Garnacho, Malo Gusto and Estevao are included in the Chelsea team. Dropped are Tosin Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos, Jamie Gittens, Pedro and Liam Delap. Lamine Yamal starts for Barça; Rashford is on the bench. Chelsea (probable four-three-three) Sanchez; James, Wesley Fofana, Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Malo Gusto, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Estevao, Pedro Neto, Garnacho. Substitutes: Kjell Scherpen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Liam Delap, Bynoe-Gittens, Andrey Santos, Pedro, Jorrel Hato, George, Joshua Acheampong, Guiu, Buonanotte. Barça (possible 4-2-3-1): Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde; Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong; Yamal, Fermin Lopez, Torres; Robert Lewandowski. Subs: Szczesny, Kochen, Raphinha, Marcus Rashford, Andreas Christensen, Casado, Gerard, Dani Olmo, Noah Darvich, Dro Fernandez, Roony Bardghji. Official Vincic (Slovenia). Past Meetings The only previous meeting between Marseille and Newcastle was the Uefa Cup semifinal of 2003-04, claimed by an emerging star from Ivory Coast. Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester City have not faced each other previously. Chelsea and Barcelona have some past encounters. Initial Game Reports Only a single goal during the opening period of the two early games. 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 arrived in the south of France coming off their confidence-boosting 2-1 home Premier League victory against City on the weekend, and having defeated Union Saint-Gilloise, the Portuguese side and Athletic Bilbao in the European Cup, their only on the road win 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 psychological aspect of this travel sickness. “The European Cup is distinct from Premier League games,” said the coach, whose team are 6th in the European table, with 9 points from a possible twelve and automatic qualification to the knockout phase nearly secured. “I am not sure if you can draw parallels between them.” We have a separate live blog for Barcelona vs Chelsea. Murray, the minute-by-minute version of Diego Maradona is on duty for that.