Celtic face a tough task of exiting the Europa League when they visit Benfica.
Martin O’Neill’s men were beaten 3-1 at home by Ferencvaros in their opening match of the league stage, and are underdogs to meet Marco Silva’s men in Lisbon.
101Great goals has full team news from Estadio da Luz.
Benfica team news
Benfica: Tropin; Bah, Araujo, Lenglet, Dal; Orsnes, Palinha; Lukabakio, Sudakov, Pristiani; rotation.
Benfica subs: Soares, Cercate, Pavlidis, Manu Silva, Bareiro, Schildrup, Rafa Silva, Echeverri, Indio, El Guaraouani, Cabral, Freitas.
Celtic team news
Celtic: Sinisalo; Donovan, Murray, Trusty, Tierney; McGregor, Burr. Duran, Sorensen, Tonketti; Hog.
Celtic subs: Johnstone, Lutomba, Scales, Nygren, McEwan, Osmand, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Hassan, Forrest, Ralston, Kennedy, Cleary.
Benfica vs Celtic match statistics
- Benfica have won nine of their last 10 competitive matches, scoring at least two goals in nine of them.
- Benfica is unbeaten in its last 11 matches in the Europa League or group stage (won 8, drawn 3).
- Vangelis Pavlidis scored 14 goals in 14 matches in all competitions this season.
- Celtic have lost three of their last four matches in all competitions.
- Celtic have kept only two clean sheets in their last 29 matches in the main draw of the Europa League.
Where to watch Benfica vs Celtic: TV and online
Benfica’s match against Celtic kicks off at 8pm GMT (8pm local time) on Thursday 15 October at the Estadio da Luz.
The match is live on TNT Sports 3 In the United Kingdom and Ireland.
