Benfica too good for Celtic
Wednesday night's Champions League football offers some delicious matches and one of the most intriguing is Celtic's trip to Lisbon to play Benfica in Group F.
The Hoops last played Benfica in the European Cup in season 1969/70 and after winning the first-leg 3-0 in Glasgow, they lost by the same score in the return game and only went though on the toss of a coin - which was the curious way they decided tied games in those days.
A fortnight ago, Celtic beat the Portuguese club in their Group F game by three clear goals at home so how will this match go? Perfect symmetry?
Benfica, like most Portuguese clubs, have no great history of travelling but they are very strong in front of their own fans.
The Parkhead side have never won away from home in the Champions League which gives us the confidence to take Betterbet.com's 8/11 on a Benfica win.
In the other group game Manchester United take on FC Copenhagen in Denmark but are too poorly priced to bother with but if you are looking for a double, take Arsenal at 4/11 to beat CSKA Moscow at the Emirates Stadium.


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