With what seemed like an interminable January almost done and dusted, the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League are also at a close. Once again, we've seen stadiums across the continent transformed into cacophonous cauldrons of noise and motion as legions of fans organized and performed enormous tifos to help ramp up the prematch atmosphere.
Newcastle will look to claim another three points in the Champions League when they go to Marseille tonight. Eddie Howe's side have struggled in the Premier League but have had no such issues in Europe with three wins from their opening four games. Lady Luck smiled on them on Saturday as they beat Manchester City in controversial fashion and they will hope it has followed them to the Velodrome in what should be a hostile atmosphere.