Mo Salah sends in the corner and it's Joe Gomez who breaks free. He hangs in the air well but can't direct his header on target.

Maybe that's why he's never scored a senior goal yet.

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter

Chelsea are the youngest team in the Champions League, with an average starting XI age of 24 years and 21 days, compared with Pafos, the oldest of the 36 teams at 30 years and 96 days.

Chelsea's starting XI is five years and 33 days younger than Pafos' today.

Charlie Adam
Former Liverpool midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Salah's had four weeks to reflect and think about what he's done and said but I think the talks would have been cleared before he left for Afcon because they didn't want to come back to that.

If there were still problems, he wouldn't have played today.

First real chance of the game goes Newcastle's way as the ball is nodded on to Anthony Gordon inside the box but he volleys well over. He was in a good position but couldn't keep his effort down.

Good start from Liverpool as Ryan Gravenberch wins the first corner of the game.

Aadam Patel
Football Reporter in Marseille

Marseille are so pumped for this one. Massive tifos at both ends of the ground, with one showing The Beatles before tributes are paid to Rolland Courbis, the former French football manager. Every time a Liverpool player touches the ball, the boos starts. The atmosphere is incredible.

A Beatles tifo at the Stade Velodrome before kick-off.

The newspaper headline on there translates as "That history repeats itself" In reference to when Marseille knocked Liverpool out of the Uefa Cup in 2004. Didier Drogba scored that night.

Quality that.

So close to a goal inside two minutes from Bayern Munich after brilliant work from Michael Olise.

The ball is worked to Luis Diaz, his ball in is deflected but still gets to Harry Kane, who sees his stabbed effort from close range kept out by Kjell Scherpen in the Union goal.

Lovely stuff in the Liverpool midfield. Ryan Gravenberch breaks the lines with his ball forward to Florian Wirtz but his shot is charged down.

It has been a little bit of a slow start for Chelsea, who have been taking their time on the ball in defence, but they attack now as the ball is worked to Alejandro Garnacho on the left but he can't get beyond the full-back.

The atmosphere inside the Stade Velodrome is raucous. Fans are jumping up and down in the stands as Liverpool look for some early possession.

We're under way in Marseille, London, Newcastle and across the continent.

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter

Cole Palmer was left out of Chelsea's squad with a slight strain but it is more precautionary and he is expected to be available for Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Do Newcastle "have to win tonight"?

Have a listen.

During his news conference, Arne Slot was bizarrely asked whether Xabi Alonso had been in touch, following the Spaniard's departure as Real Madrid boss last week.

"Yes, he called me and said, what do you think about the team because I am going to take over in six months, can you tell me a little bit more?" joked Slot.

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Ciaran Kelly
BBC Sport reporter at St James' Park

Newcastle United supporters have unveiled a huge display in the Gallowgate End before kick-off as they urge the current crop to 'write the next headline'.

Alongside the aforementioned banner, there are ten lifesize newspaper cuttings documenting some of the club's most memorable moments in the Champions League, including Tino Asprilla’s hat-trick against Barcelona and the incredible 4-1 victory against Paris St-Germain in 2023.

Could there be another tonight?

BBC Football Daily

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Marseille boss Roberto de Zerbi has said he is looking forward to a reunion with Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister tonight.

The Argentine played under De Zerbi at Brighton between 2022 and 2023.

"I can meet one of my former players - Alexis Mac Allister," said De Zerbi, speaking to BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague for BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.

"He was important in my life and in my career.

"Liverpool is another special club. We are fighting to reach a position to qualify in the Champions League. Because of all these things, you can imagine how this game is important for me."

BBC Sounds

On the move this evening? You can take tonight's Champions League commentaries of Newcastle United v PSV or Marseille v Liverpool with you on the BBC Sounds app and listen on the go.

All you have to do is scroll through the live dial at the top of BBC Sounds and tap '5 Live' or 'Radio 5 Sports Extra'.

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Away from the English sides, there are four more important games in the Champions League this evening.

Harry Kane leads the line as Bayern Munich host Union St-Gilloise and the German side can join Arsenal in clinching their place in the last 16 with a win.

Meanwhile, things are looking a little stickier for Barcelona, who find themselves 15th in the table ahead of tonight's trip to Slavia Prague. A win would keep their top eight hopes alive. Marcus Rashford starts on the bench in that one.

Juventus are also firmly in midtable but hoping to make a late push for automatic qualification. They'll almost certainly need two wins to have any chance of that and face a Benfica scrapping to make the play-offs in Turin this evening.

The best-placed Italian side currently are Atalanta, who find themselves ninth, outside the top eight on goal difference. They can take a big step towards the last 16 with a win at home to Athletic Club tonight.