Marseille V Newcastle, Manchester City V Bayer Leverkusen, And More: Champions League – Live

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Chelsea v Barcelona squad news

Wesley Fofana, Moises Caicedo, Alejandro Garnacho, Malo Gusto and Estevao each travel into nan Chelsea side. Out spell Tosin Adarabioyo, Andrey Santos, Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro and Liam Delap.

Lamine Yamal starts for Barcelona; Marcus Rashford is connected nan bench.

Chelsea (possible 4-3-3) Sanchez; James, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Gusto, Caicedo, Enzo; Estevao, Pedro Neto, Garnacho.

Subs: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Delap, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Joao Pedro, Hato, George, Acheampong, Guiu, Buonanotte.

Barcelona (possible 4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Eric Garcia, De Jong; Yamal, Lopez, Torres; Lewandowski.

Subs: Szczesny, Kochen, Raphinha, Rashford, Christensen, Casado, Gerard, Olmo, Bernal, Dro Fernandez, Bardghji.

Referee Slavko Vincic (Slovenia).

We person a abstracted unrecorded blog for Chelsea v Barcelona. Scott Murray, nan MBM type of Diego Maradona is connected work for that.

The only erstwhile gathering betwixt Marseille and Newcastle was nan Uefa Cup semi-final of 2003-04, won by an emerging superstar from Ivory Coast. Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen person ne'er met before. Chelsea and Barcelona person a peedie spot of history.

Just 1 extremity successful nan first half of nan 2 early games. Samuel Dahl sixth-minute sizzler has fixed Jose Mourinho’s Benfica™ a 1-0 lead distant to Ajax.

Marseille v Newcastle preview

Although Newcastle arrived successful nan southbound of France connected Monday caller from their restorative 2-1 location Premier League triumph against Manchester City connected Saturday, and having beaten Union Saint-Gilloise, Benfica and Athletic Bilbao successful nan Champions League, their sole distant triumph since early April came successful Brussels astatine Union SG.

Not that Howe was overly keen to talk nan psychological facet of this recreation sickness. “The Champions League is different to Premier League games,” said a head whose squad are sixth successful nan European table, pinch 9 points from a imaginable 12 and automatic progression to nan knockout shape almost wrong rubbing distance. “I don’t cognize if you tin comparison them.”

Preamble

Hello and invited to different orgy of Champions League football. There are 9 games tonight, pinch 3 English teams involved. Chelsea meet Barcelona* successful nan lucifer of nan night, Newcastle spell to Marseille and Manchester City – susceptible distant but magnificent astatine location – big Bayer Leverkusen.

We’re astatine nan halfway constituent of nan convention stage, truthful nan array is starting to return shape. All six English teams are successful nan apical 12 – but location are only 2 points betwixt 5th and sixteenth, truthful there’s a whiff of snakes and ladders astir nan full thing. It’s each up for grabs.

These are tonight’s games, each 8pm kick-offs unless stated.