Celtic v Benfica: kick off, injuries, TV and key clashes CELTIC are back in the Champions League for the first time in four years, led by a manager in Neil Lennon who beat Benfica in this competition as a player back in 2006. Celtic have an impressive record in the competition at Celtic Park, having lost just two of their last 20 Champions League home games - both to Barcelona. Benfica arrive in Glasgow on top of the Portuguese league, but Jorge Jesus" side have not played a league game in almost three weeks. DATE: Wednesday 19 September VENUE: Celtic Park Celtic have a long list of injuries, with Giorgos Samaras, Anthony Stokes, Paddy McCourt, and Beram Kayal all definitely out of contetion. Joe Ledley will probably miss out as well as he hasn't trained, but Scott Brown will be fit to captain the side. Benfica are missing Luisinho and Carlos Martins, but are arguably more damaged by the absence through suspension of both Brazilian international Luisão and Uruguyan right-back Maxi Pereira. The two sides have met a number of times down the years, and Celtic have won all three of their meetings in Glasgow. However, their most memorable match came in Lisbon in 1969, when a 3-3 aggregate draw led to the winners of the match being decided on the flip of a coin, which Celtic won. Billy McNeil, who played that night, described the situation as "a farcical way of deciding a European quarter final - irrespective of who won." Celtic 13/5 to win, Draw 12/5, Benfica evens to win Mulgrew has been one of the most reliable defenders at Celtic Park in recent years and offers a threat going forward. However, he has been nursing an Achilles problem in recent weeks, not ideal when you are up against one of the most potent strikers in Portuguese football. Cardoza, 29, scored in a 1-0 win against Celtic in Lisbon when the two teams last met 4 years ago and will again pose a threat. Brown has been playing through the pain of a hip injury, but will be needed to help win the midfield battle against the talented Portuguese side, marshalled by the veteran Argentina international. Hooper has yet not reached top form this season but scored one of the goals to help Celtic reach the group stage against Helsinborg. He will have to be at his best if he is to get any joy from 25-year-old Argentina international Garay, the bedrock of the Benfica defence who was signed from Real Madrid last year.