Overview

• Marseille vs. Ajax kicks off Tuesday at 21:00 local time on Canal+ Foot, marking OM’s first Champions League home match since 2022.
• Ajax coach John Heitinga confirmed Kasper Dolberg and Wout Weghorst are out, with playmaker Oscar Gloukh tipped to operate as a false nine.
• Pre-match projections in France point to OM lining up in a 4-2-3-1 with Angel Gomes and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in midfield and Greenwood, O’Riley and Paixao behind Aubameyang.
• For PSG’s trip to Barcelona on Wednesday, Vitinha, João Neves and Fabián Ruiz are expected to be available, Ousmane Dembélé, Marquinhos and Désiré Doué are out, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia remains uncertain.
• Local reports describe heightened policing in Barcelona for visiting PSG fans, with 2,600 expected and the Collectif Ultras Paris to be closely monitored and escorted.