Marseille secured a resilient 1-0 victory away at Bayer Leverkusen thanks to a clinical second-half strike from Amine Gouiri. Despite yielding 58% possession to the hosts, Bruno Genesio's side executed a perfect defensive game plan to claim all three points.
Armed with an unblemished defensive record in Europe but stung by a chaotic 4–2 Bundesliga defeat to Stuttgart, Die Werkself welcome a revitalised Les Phocéens side who arrive in Germany on the back of a clinical 2–0 Ligue 1 victory over Toulouse, desperate to ignite their continental campaign.
Christian Pulisic eyes a derby win over Inter, Weston McKennie needs a Juventus response, and Tyler Adams puts Bournemouth's winning streak on the line against Brenden Aaronson's Leeds.