Spartak Moscow v Celtic: Aiden McGeady 'excited' to face former club in Champions League "To just be back playing at Celtic Park, for a different team, it's going to be a great experience," he added. When the draw came out my phone was ringing off the hook with everyone phoning and texting me about the draw and how good it was. But, yeah, it's going to be exciting. McGeady was rested for the 3-1 win over Amkar at the weekend which took Spartak to fifth in the Russian Premier League, four points behind leaders Anzhi Makhachkala. Spartak are looking for their first points in Group G, though, after losing 3-2 away to Barcelona in their opening game as the Scottish champions played out a goalless home draw against Benfica. The Scotland-born Republic of Ireland player believes the artificial pitch at the Luzhniki Stadium maybe be a factor tomorrow night. "Everything's going well," said McGeady. I think the team is progressing well. We've got a new coach and a lot of new players and we're starting to gel together pretty well. It's going to be a difficult game for us, and, likewise, I think Celtic think the same. Generally, our record over the past few years hasn't been that great at home, but, possibly, Celtic aren't used to playing on this type of pitch [artificial surface], so it's possibly going to be a tricky match for them. It's going to be an exciting game. Emery look to make experience count Spartak head coach Unai Emery said they wanted to put their 3-2 defeat to Barcelona behind them. This match is very important for us. After a defeat at Barcelona we need to take all three points at home," he said. And Emery believes his side are more experienced than their Scottish rivals. Celtic are a young team with a few experienced players. They play very hard and aggressively, so we need to get used to the intensity and see where we can outperform them," he said. We've got important matches coming up both in the Champions League and against CSKA Moscow in domestic league. So our work has been designed to ensure everyone is prepared for these matches the best possible way. Emery added there were injury concerns in their midfield and defensive line with Evgeni Makeev, Nicolas Pareja, Marek Suchy and Kirill Kombarov in doubt, but added: "The main thing for us is that McGeady is fit."