Celtic face a difficult task to get off the mark in the Europa League as they visit Benfica. Martin ONeills men were beaten 3-1 at home by Ferencvaros in their league phase opener, and are underdogs for the meeting with Marco Silvas men in Lisbon.101Great Goals has the full team news from Estadio da Luz.Benfica team newsBenfica: Trubin; Bah, Araujo, Lenglet, Dahl; Aursnes, Palhinha; Lukabakio, Sudakov, Prestianni; Duran.Benfica substitutes: To followCeltic team newsCeltic: Sinisalo; Donovan, Murray, Trusty, Tierney; McGregor, Baur; Duran, Sorensen, Tounekti; Hogh.Celtic substitutes: To followStats for Benfica v CelticBenfica 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 streamsBenficaversusCeltickicks off at8pm BST (8pm local time) on Thursday, October 15at the Estdio da Luz.The match is live onTNT Sports 3in the UK and Ireland. Topics Celtic F.C. Europa League S.L. Benfica If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Benfica v Celtic: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 15th October, 2026 Tip of the Day: Sunderland, AZ and Benfica to thrive in Europa League Jon Fisher 15th October, 2026 Sunderland Europa League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2026/27 Ben Miller 12th October, 2026 Bournemouth Europa League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2026/27 Ben Miller 12th October, 2026 Martin ONeill clears up Celtic future after time of reflection Mitch Fretton 6th October, 2026 Crystal Palace Europa League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2026/27 Ben Miller 12th October, 2026
