Newcastle V Benfica, Villarreal V Manchester City And More: Champions League – Live

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Team news: Newcastle v Benfica

Newcastle (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn; Miley, Ramsey, Guimarães; Gordon, Woltemade, J Murphy

Subs: Thompson, Ramsdale, Schär, Joelinton, Tonali, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Elanga, Willock, A Murphy

Benfica (4-3-3): Trubin; Dedic, A Silva, Otamendi, T Araújo; Barrenechea, Rios, Aursnes; Sudakov, Lukebakio; Pavlidis

Subs: Soares, Obrador, Ivanovic, Barreiro, Schjelderup, Dahl, H Araújo, Wynder, Veloso, Rego, Prioste, Lima

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

How things stand successful nan Champions League convention shape array aft each team’s first 2 games.

Preamble

Matchday 3 action successful nan Champions League is upon us. It whitethorn look a tad early but teams whitethorn beryllium starting to look astatine their position successful nan array aft this week and wonderment if they will get capable points connected nan committee to suffice for nan knockouts. Some intriguing matchups coming will surely thief us

José Mourinho is backmost connected British shores 3 weeks aft Benfica’s constrictive nonaccomplishment astatine Chelsea. Since then, nan Portuguese outfit managed a goalless tie astatine Benfica and a 2-0 triumph astatine nan second-tier broadside Chaves successful nan Taça de Portugal. Can they support Newcastle – and Nick Woltemade – broadside astatine bay successful beforehand of a bouncing St James’ Park?

Plus Pep Guardiola’s men caput to Villarreal pinch nan hopes of righting immoderate wrongs aft a 2-2 tie against Monaco past clip retired successful nan competition. Villarreal will person to limit Erling Haaland if they are to registry their first triumph successful Europe this season. The striker has scored 8 goals successful 8 Champions League appearances against Spanish opponents.

Champions League
Barcelona 2-0 Olympiacos
Kairat Almaty 0-0 Pafos
Newcastle v Benfica
Villarreal v Manchester City
PSV v Napoli
Bayer Leverkusen v Paris Saint-Germain
Union Saint-Gilloise v Inter
Copenhagen v Borussia Dortmund

Loads to look guardant to. Feel free to get successful touch pinch immoderate thoughts, predictions, queries aliases your favourite extremity of nan play successful Europe truthful acold via email.