Newcastle's victory at Marseille boosts their Champions League prospects. The Magpies, who are sixth in the European table with nine points from a possible 12, have now scored 11 goals without reply in the competition since going two goals down to Barcelona in the first game. Manager Eddie Howe made three changes to his team that beat Manchester City, bringing in Dan Burn, Anthony Gordon, and Joe Willock.
The Marseille side, which includes Leonardo Balerdi starting against Newcastle, is struggling to create chances, but their defense looks solid with Rulli in goal.
In other games tonight, Chelsea meet Barcelona, Manchester City host Bayer Leverkusen, and Union Saint-Gilloise face Galatasaray. There are six English teams competing in the Champions League, including Newcastle and Marseille.
Benfica has taken an early lead away at Ajax, but Jose Mourinho's team had a goal ruled out due to offside. The Portuguese side is looking for their first win in the competition this season.
The game between Bayern Leverkusen and Manchester City was not played as expected after Nico Gonzalez's injury, with Pep Guardiola making ten changes from his previous lineup.
The Marseille side, which includes Leonardo Balerdi starting against Newcastle, is struggling to create chances, but their defense looks solid with Rulli in goal.
In other games tonight, Chelsea meet Barcelona, Manchester City host Bayer Leverkusen, and Union Saint-Gilloise face Galatasaray. There are six English teams competing in the Champions League, including Newcastle and Marseille.
Benfica has taken an early lead away at Ajax, but Jose Mourinho's team had a goal ruled out due to offside. The Portuguese side is looking for their first win in the competition this season.
The game between Bayern Leverkusen and Manchester City was not played as expected after Nico Gonzalez's injury, with Pep Guardiola making ten changes from his previous lineup.
dan burn & joe willock came off the bench & did some magic 
marseille just cant seem to get anything going, rulli in goal is solid tho 
but benfica's lead at ajax was super suspicious that goal ruled out 
jose mourinho's team will need 2 more wins like that if they wanna make it far
eddie howe must be so happy now. Marseille just cant seem to create anything and their defense is looking solid but not enough apparently. benfica's goal was ruled out tho, what a bummer for them 
still can't believe ajax are getting hammered
9 goals in 2 games already he's gonna be the star of the tournament for sure 
meanwhile benfica is like "what are we doing over there?" 
hoping they can turn it around
. Their defense was solid, but their offense was non-existent. I'm loving this newfound confidence in Newcastle - maybe they'll make some noise in the Champions League this year 
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so i think newcastle's win at marseille is a major confidence boost for eddie howe and the team 
️ and their squad depth is looking stronger too, bringing in dan burn, anthony gordon, and joe willock made all the difference 
what's also impressive is how well their defense has performed under rulli, especially against marseille who are struggling to create chances