Marseille vs Newcastle United Preview

Marseille host Newcastle United at the Orange Vélodrome on Tuesday, November 25th for a Champions League league phase clash between two sides arriving in contrasting form. The French outfit enter this fixture having won their most recent match 5-1 away at Nice. In their previous outing, they secured a 3-0 home victory over Brest, while earlier they lost 1-0 away to Atalanta in Champions League action. Before that, they won 1-0 away at AJ Auxerre. They also drew 2-2 at home with Angers, giving them three wins, one draw, and one loss across their last five fixtures.

Newcastle United arrive at the Vélodrome having claimed a memorable 2-1 home win over Manchester City in their most recent match. Prior to that impressive result, they lost 3-1 away at Brentford, though earlier they won 2-0 at home to Athletic Club in Champions League competition. Before that, they suffered a 3-1 loss away at West Ham United. They also beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at home in the Carabao Cup, giving them three wins and two losses across their last five matches.

The head-to-head record slightly favours Marseille, with one win and one draw from their two previous meetings. Marseille won 2-0 at home in May 2004, while the sides played out a 0-0 draw at St James’ Park in April 2004.

Marseille are expected to deploy a 5-4-1 formation with García, Balerdi, Paixão, Højbjerg, Rulli, Egan-Riley, Aubameyang, O’Riley, Pavard, Greenwood, and Weah forming their starting eleven. However, Roberto De Zerbi will be without four players – Amir Murillo, Hamed Traoré, Nayef Aguerd, and Amine Gouiri are all ruled out through injury, significantly weakening their squad depth across multiple positions.

Newcastle United will counter with a 4-3-3 system featuring Trippier, Barnes, Guimarães, Botman, Woltemade, Tonali, Pope, Thiaw, Gordon, Joelinton, and Burn. Eddie Howe has just one injury concern, with Yoane Wissa unavailable for selection, giving the visitors a clear advantage in terms of squad availability.

Marseille face significantly more challenging circumstances with four players sidelined, depleting their defensive and midfield options considerably. Newcastle United’s single absence leaves them in far better shape personnel-wise, providing greater tactical flexibility for the visit to southern France.

Fans worldwide can watch this encounter live, with discovery+ and TNT Sports 2 providing coverage in the UK and Ireland. German viewers can tune in via DAZN Germany, while Spanish audiences have access through Movistar Liga de Campeones 6. American fans can watch on Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX, and CBS Sports Network, with the 20:00 GMT kick-off translating to 21:00 CET across mainland Europe.

Injured Players:

Marseille: Amir Murillo (Out), Hamed Traoré (Out), Nayef Aguerd (Out), Amine Gouiri (Out)

Newcastle United: Yoane Wissa (Out)

Marseille face significantly more severe injury concerns with four players ruled out, weakening their defensive and midfield options considerably. Newcastle United are in far better shape with just one absence, giving them a clear advantage in squad depth and tactical flexibility.

Possible Line-Ups:

Marseille (5-4-1) García, Balerdi, Paixão, Højbjerg, Rulli, Egan-Riley, Aubameyang, O’Riley, Pavard, Greenwood, Weah

Newcastle United (4-3-3) Trippier, Barnes, Guimarães, Botman, Woltemade, Tonali, Pope, Thiaw, Gordon, Joelinton, Burn

Marseille – Last Five Games:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Nice	1-5	Marseille	French Ligue 1	Nov 21, 2025
✅	Marseille	3-0	Brest	French Ligue 1	Nov 8, 2025
❌	Marseille	0-1	Atalanta	Champions League	Nov 5, 2025
✅	AJ Auxerre	0-1	Marseille	French Ligue 1	Nov 1, 2025
🤝	Marseille	2-2	Angers	French Ligue 1	Oct 29, 2025

Newcastle United – Last Five Games:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Newcastle United	2-1	Manchester City	English Premier League	Nov 22, 2025
❌	Brentford	3-1	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Nov 9, 2025
✅	Newcastle United	2-0	Athletic Club	Champions League	Nov 5, 2025
❌	West Ham United	3-1	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Nov 2, 2025
✅	Newcastle United	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur	English Carabao Cup	Oct 29, 2025

Head to Head:

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Marseille	2-0	Newcastle United	Cup	May 6, 2004
Newcastle United	0-0	Marseille	Cup	Apr 22, 2004

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
Great Britain	discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 2
Ireland Republic	discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 2
Germany	DAZN Germany
Spain	Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones 6
USA	Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX, CBS Sports Network
France	myCANAL, Canal+ Live 1
Portugal	DAZN Portugal
Italy	NOW TV, Sky Sport
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport