Celtic face a difficult task to get off the mark in the Europa League as they visit Benfica.
Martin O’Neill’s men were beaten 3-1 at home by Ferencvaros in their league phase opener, and are underdogs for the meeting with Marco Silva’s men in Lisbon.
101Great Goals has the full team news from Estadio da Luz.
Benfica team news
Benfica: Trubin; Bah, Araujo, Lenglet, Dahl; Aursnes, Palhinha; Lukabakio, Sudakov, Prestianni; Duran.
Benfica substitutes: To follow
Celtic team news
Celtic: Sinisalo; Donovan, Murray, Trusty, Tierney; McGregor, Baur; Duran, Sorensen, Tounekti; Hogh.
Celtic substitutes: To follow
Stats for Benfica v Celtic
- Benfica have won nine of their last 10 competitive matches, scoring at least twice in nine of them.
- Benfica are unbeaten in their last 11 Europa League league-phase or group-stage games (W8 D3).
- Vangelis Pavlidis has scored 14 goals in 14 games in all competitions this season.
- Celtic have lost three of their last four games in all competitions.
- Celtic have kept just two clean sheets in their last 29 Europa League main-draw matches.
Where to Watch Benfica v Celtic: TV and online streams
Benfica versus Celtic kicks off at 8pm BST (8pm local time) on Thursday, October 15 at the Estádio da Luz.
The match is live on TNT Sports 3 in the UK and Ireland.
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