Chelsea

The Champions League trophy is on display at Stamford Bridge.

The big question is: will it be sitting in Chelsea's trophy cabinet at the end of May?

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer in Paris

Thomas Frank was clearly still deeply unhappy with Tottenham Hotspur’s performance in defeat in the north London derby at Arsenal on Sunday – especially his side’s lack of competitive edge.

Frank has viewed the game again, admitting “it was a hard watch”, quoting one key stat when he said: “We had 53 situations which were like duels and second ball situations and we came out on top only 17 times and lost 36. If you don’t do that, that is the basics.”

It was this aspect of the Spurs’ display that hurt Frank after a defeat that drew widespread criticism of what was perceived as his negative approach, making no attempt to disguise his discontent.

Frank has to win some detractors back on Wednesday, but he must do it in the unforgiving surroundings of the Parc des Princes.

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter at Stamford Bridge

Every exciting young attacker is rated on a scale from one to Lionel Messi.

The two 18-year-olds perhaps at the upper end of the scale are Lamine Yamal - already a global superstar - and now Chelsea's Estevao Willian.

Yamal, like Argentina legend Messi, emerged from Barcelona's famed La Masia academy.

Estevao was reluctantly crowned 'Messinho' - translated as 'little Messi' - through his performances in Brazil's top flight, and has started brilliantly since joining Chelsea after the summer Club World Cup.

They are now considered the two most valuable teenagers in world football.

According to CIES Football Observatory, Yamal is valued at a staggering £307.4m, with Estevao second but lagging far behind at £103.8m.

Four games, three wins for Newcastle so far in the Champions League as they continue their push for a top-eight spot.

Eddie Howe's side, though, face a tough test tonight at a hostile Marseille.

Gianfranco Zola
Former Chelsea forward on BBC Radio 4's Today programme

It will be very exciting to see Estevao Willian and Lamine Yamal on the pitch together. If you are Estevao or Yamal you go to the stadium and you are excited already because these type of players can produce great displays.

Estevao is on the right track. He can become a very important player and you can see glimpses of pure class. Yamal is already an established player despite his young age.

I saw Yamal last season in the Champions League games against Inter Milan and he was impressive.

Teenage dreams at Stamford Bridge as Estevao Willian and Lamine Yamal start on opposing sides. Who will emerge triumphant in the battle of the 18-year-olds?

Former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood will tonight play his first match against English opposition since leaving the club.

The 24-year-old left Old Trafford in September 2023 after a six-month internal investigation into his conduct.

Greenwood was arrested in January 2022 following allegations surrounding material which was published online.

Charges against the former England international, including attempted rape and assault, were dropped in February 2023.

Greenwood initially signed for La Liga side Getafe on loan before joining Marseille in July 2024 for a deal worth up to £26.6m.

He has since scored 33 times in 52 appearances for the Ligue 1 side, and was the league’s joint top scorer last season.

Manchester City

Manchester City's Erling Haaland could have made his 50th start in the Champions League but is instead on the bench. Unfamiliar territory for the striker.

Is Pep Guardiola trying to show everyone that his side are not in fact a one-man team? It's certainly an interesting one.

The Norwegian would have held the record for most goals scored within a player’s first 50 starts in the competition (50), even if he had not scored tonight.

In the early kick-offs, Jose Mourinho's Benfica, who have lost all of their opening four Champions League matches, are 1-0 up away against Ajax thanks to a sixth-minute goal from Samuel Dahl.

Ajax have also been beaten in all their Champions League games and are bottom of the table.

In Turkey, it is goalless in the clash between ninth-placed Galatasaray and Belgian side Union St-Gilloise, 28th in the table.

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Ciaran Kelly
BBC Sport reporter at Stade Velodrome

Anthony Gordon looks set to lead the line for Newcastle United against Marseille at the Stade Velodrome.

The England forward has recovered from a hip issue and replaces record signing Nick Woltemade in the starting line-up.

Dan Burn and Joe Willock also come in to the team as head coach Eddie Howe makes three changes from Saturday's win against Manchester City.

Newcastle starting line-up: Pope, Livramento, Schar, Thiaw, Burn, Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock, Murphy, Gordon, Barnes

Subs: Thompson, Ramsdale, Hall, Botman, Joelinton, Elanga, Woltemade, A.Murphy, Ramsey, Miley, Alabi

Marseille also make three changes as midfielder Darryl Bakola makes his full debut for the club - at the age of just 17 years of age.

Goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli and former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg also return to the starting line-up.

Marseille starting line-up: Rulli, Weah, Balerdi, Pavard, Emerson, Vermeeren, Hojbjerg, Bakola, Greenwood, Paixao, Aubameyang

Subs: De Lange, van Neck, Egan-Riley, Garcia, Gomes, O'Riley, Kondogbia, Nadir, Mmadi, Vaz

Barcelona

Marcus Rashford starts on the bench for Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski, who is 37, starts at Stamford Bridge.

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter

Chelsea make five changes from their 2-0 win at Burnley by drafting in Moises Caicedo, Malo Gusto, Estevao Willian, Wesley Fofana and Alejandro Garnacho.

Enzo Maresca has opted for a strikerless system with Pedro Neto likely to lead the line.

Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford only makes the bench for a Barcelona team featuring star names like Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewanowski.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, W Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, James; Estevao, Fernandez, Garnacho; Neto.

Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Tosin, Hato, Badiashile, Buonanotte, Gittens, George, Guiu, Joao Pedro, Delap.

Barcelona XI: Joan Garcia; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; Eric, De Jong; Lamine Yamal, Fermin, Ferran; Lewandowski

Subs: Szczesny, Kochen, Christensen, Gerard Martin, M. Casado, Olmo, Bernal, Dro, Raphinha, Rashford, Roony

Alejandro Garnacho returns to Chelsea's starting XI. Wesley Fofana is also back in defence. Full team news from Stamford Bridge to follow.

Shamoon Hafez
Football news reporter at Etihad Stadium

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has sprung a surprise with his starting line-up tonight, taking charge of the club for the 100th time in the Champions League.

Star striker Erling Haaland and number one goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma are on the bench as the Spaniard makes 10 changes to the side that lost at Newcastle on Saturday.

James Trafford starts in goal and the likes of Rayan Ait-Nouri, Oscar Bobb and Savinho all come in, with John Stones captaining the side and Omar Marmoush playing up front.

Needless to say, it's a very strong bench should things not be going City's way.

Man City XI: Trafford, Khusanov, Stones, Ake, Ait-Nouri, Lewis, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Bobb, Savinho, Marmoush.

Bayer Leverkusen manager Kasper Hjulmand gives a start to former Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah, while former Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken is between the sticks.

On-loan City midfielder Claudio Echeverri has found minutes had to come by this season and is once again on the bench alongside former Burnley man Nathan Tella.

Bayer Leverkusen XI: Flekken, Quansah, Bade, Grimaldo, Belocian, Maza, Garcia, Tillman, Poku, Kofane, Schick.

Team news is starting to drop....

Champions League

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The BBC has retained the rights to broadcast highlights of the men's Champions League for a further four seasons until the end of the 2030-31 campaign.

Highlights will continue to be shown from 22:00 on the Wednesday of match weeks on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, with clips also available online and on social media.

A Match of the Day programme will also be broadcast on BBC One after the news on Wednesday nights.

The show, which can also be watched on iPlayer, will bring viewers all the goals, reaction and analysis from that week's Champions League fixtures.

Click here to read more.

Barcelona

Will Marcus Rashford start for Barcelona tonight?

The on-loan signing from Manchester United is a doubt due to illness.

Rashford since joining Barca:

• Six goals in 16 La Liga and Champions League games
• Five goal involvements in four Barca appearances in the Champions League (four goals, 1 assist)

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Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin is alongside Ian Dennis at Stamford Bridge for 5 Live commentary of Chelsea-Barcelona.

At the same time over on Sports Extra you can listen to Conor McNamara and Michael Brown who are at Etihad Stadium for Manchester City against Bayer Leverkusen.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer in Paris

Spurs manager Thomas Frank was in defiant mood and backed himself to turn a run of only three wins in 11 games around when the face Champions League holders Paris St. Germain here on Wednesday.

Frank smiled broadly when asked was it important he was given time by the Spurs hierarchy, answering: “Very important.”

He followed up with a far more combative stance as he insisted he was the man to put the club back on the right track.

Frank said: “Part of the job is to sit here and I would love to be sitting here having beaten Arsenal, but we got beaten badly.

“I am 1,000% certain I know how to build a team and build a club. One of the big things is how you learn from the bad spells, how you react, and that is what we have to do.”

Chelsea

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Never mind cotton wool...Chelsea have wrapped Cole Palmer up in ice. An ice statue of Chelsea's No 10 is on display outside Stamford Bridge. The England forward misses out tonight as he continues his recovery after fracturing a toe in an accident at home last week.