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Tottenham news conference This video can not be played Chelsea, Man City & Newcastle in Champions League action Chelsea host Barcelona, Man City face Leverkusen & Newcastle visit Marseille at 20: 00 GMT BBC Radio 5 Live Champions League Final Score coming up, with choice of commentary via 'watch & listen' tab Neil Johnston, Jess Anderson, Charlotte Coates & Michael Emons Chelsea v Barcelona (20: 00 GMT) 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. Chelsea v Barcelona (20: 00 GMT) 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? Marseille v Newcastle (20: 00 GMT) 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. Man City v Bayer Leverkusen (20: 00 GMT) 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. HT: Ajax 0-1 Benfica, Galatasaray 0-0 Union St-Gilloise 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. Marseille v Newcastle (20: 00 GMT) 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, Murphy, Schar, Burn,

Livramento, Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock, Barnes, Gordon 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 Chelsea v Barcelona (20: 00 GMT) Barcelona Marcus Rashford starts on the bench for Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski, who is 37, starts at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea v Barcelona (20: 00 GMT) 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 Chelsea v Barcelona (20: 00 GMT) Alejandro Garnacho returns to Chelsea's starting XI. Wesley Fofana is also back in defence. Full team news from Stamford Bridge to follow. Man City v Bayer Leverkusen (20: 00 GMT) 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 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 i Player 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 i Player, will bring viewers all the goals, reaction and analysis from that week's Champions League fixtures. Click here to read more. Chelsea v Barcelona (20: 00 GMT) 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: 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 Mc Namara and Michael Brown who are at Etihad Stadium for Manchester City against Bayer Leverkusen. Paris St-Germain v Tottenham (Wed, 20: 00 GMT) Phil Mc Nulty 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 v Barcelona (20: 00 GMT) Chelsea 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. Champions League Things are starting to get serious. There are just three more league phase games after this week. Remember, a top-eight finish will secure an automatic ticket into the last 16. Teams that finish 9-24 will have to play in the knockout phase play-offs, while those finishing 25-36 will be eliminated. Arsenal start the latest round of games second, Manchester City are fourth, Newcastle are sixth and Liverpool are eighth. Tottenham are 10th and Chelsea 12th. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of the page What games are you most looking forward to in the Champions League this week? Will it be a successful return to north London for Harry Kane with Bayern Munich? Will Spurs stun European champions PSG? Have Chelsea got enough quality to see off Barcelona? Send all your Champions League thoughts in this direction please. Marseille v Newcastle (20: 00 GMT) Ciaran Kelly BBC Sport reporter at Stade Velodrome There is history everywhere you look in the Stade Velodrome

press room. Huge front pages from L’Equipe and La Provence and cover

stories from France Football are splashed across the feature wall, which document

some of Marseille’s greatest ever moments, including winning the Champions

League in 1993. There are also a host of team photographs dotted around the

place, including one of the side spearheaded by Didier Drogba, who defeated

Newcastle United at this very stadium to reach the 2004 Uefa Cup final. The visitors have options tonight, and head coach Eddie

Howe has stressed “trusting the squad is really important”. Dan Burn and Anthony Gordon, who were sidelined through

suspension and injury, are back available again while Lewis Miley, Jacob

Ramsey, Joe Willock and Anthony Elanga, are among those who will hope to make

their first start in a month. At the same time as Chelsea-Barcelona (20: 00 GMT), Newcastle are at Marseille and Manchester City host Bayer Leverkusen. Will all three Premier League clubs be celebrating wins tonight? Last Updated 25th November 2025 at 18: 33 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. To watch and listen, you need to enable Java Script in your browser. Tottenham news conference. Video Tottenham news conference Pre-match: Chelsea v Barcelona. BBC Radio 5 Live. Pre-match: Chelsea v Barcelona BBC Radio 5 Live Listen here at 19: 00 Chelsea v Barcelona. BBC Radio 5 Live. Chelsea v Barcelona BBC Radio 5 Live Listen here at 20: 00 Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.