Champions League: Marseille in peril, Paris held as multiplex heats up | OneFootball

The Champions League’s decisive final league-phase night kicked off at 21:00, with PSG seeking to lock down a top-eight place against Newcastle at the Parc des Princes, while OM and Monaco try to protect play-off spots. According to Le Progres, Marseille are in danger at half-time.

This eighth and final round, in multiplex, will settle the qualifiers. The top eight advance to the last 16, clubs from 9th to 24th head into February play-offs.

Two French sides are in that bracket, OM 19th and Monaco 21st. Marseille, away to Club Bruges, are virtually out at the break at 2-0. Monaco, in a poor run and hosting Juventus Turin, are holding 0-0 at half-time.

PSG, sixth after a surprise defeat by Sporting Portugal last week, must ensure against Newcastle, especially with teams from sixth to 13th all on 13 points. The current score is 1-1.

Elsewhere tonight: Ajax Amsterdam 0-1 Olympiakos, Arsenal 3-1 Kairat Almaty, Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Sporting Portugal, Atlético de Madrid 1-2 Bodo/Glimt, FC Barcelone 2-1 FC Copenhague, Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Villarreal, Benfica 3-1 Real Madrid.

Also: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Inter Milan, Eintracht Francfort 0-1 Tottenham, Liverpool 5-0 Karabagh FC, Manchester City 2-0 Galatasaray, Naples 2-2 Chelsea, Paphos 2-1 Slavia Prague, PSV Eindhoven 0-1 Bayern Munich, Union Saint-Gilloise 0-0 Atalanta Bergame.

Source: Le Progres