Overview
- Marseille face Ajax on Tuesday at 21:00 at the Vélodrome, their first Champions League home match since November 2022, seeking first points after a 2-1 loss at Real Madrid and buoyed by recent Ligue 1 wins over PSG and Strasbourg.
- OM are expected to line up in a 4-2-3-1 with Rulli; Emerson, Medina, Aguerd, Pavard; Højbjerg, O’Riley; Weah, Angel Gomes, Greenwood; Aubameyang, with Kondogbia and Hamed Junior Traoré sidelined, while Ajax travel with absences including Wout Weghorst (back) and Kasper Dolberg (abdominals).
- PSG visit Barcelona on Wednesday at Montjuïc, with about 2,700 away fans permitted after the fixture was labeled high risk, and Spanish authorities plan reinforced controls and close monitoring of the Collectif Ultras Paris.
- Luis Enrique has highlighted multiple Paris absences, with Ousmane Dembélé, Marquinhos and Désiré Doué out; Vitinha, João Neves and Fabián Ruiz are trending available, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia remains doubtful.
- Barcelona also report notable injuries including Raphinha, Fermin Lopez and Joan Garcia, though Lamine Yamal has returned, and French reporting describes PSG’s camp taking a cautious approach due to concerns over muscle strains.