Hello and welcome to our live text commentary on the Champions League Group G game between Celtic and Benfica in Portugal. Following a tremendous victory over Barcelona, Celtic now travel to the scene of their greatest triumph: Lisbon, where they won the European Cup in 1967.
Champions League / Group Stage
Estádio da Luz / 20.11.2012
- G. Samaras(32')
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Updated 20/11/2012 at 21:39 GMT
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90+4'
It's all over. Celtic will have to try and finish the job on home soil against Spartak Moscow while Benfica head to Camp Nou still with a chance of snatching second place in the group. Thanks for joining me tonight - the full report will be up on the website shortly and you can follow me on Twitter @liamhappe if you don't already...
90+3'
Celtic are going all out for it now and Ambrose is advanced enough to win back possession. It goes cross-field to Watt who goes for goal at an angle and his low shot should have been poked home by Hooper! He doesn't go for it though and the ball drifts wide!
90+2'
Three minutes added on here. Watt has a long cross from the right caught by Artur.
90+1'
Almeida gets a late yellow card for a two-handed grab of Samaras before hoofing the ball away just to make sure.
90'
Salvio cuts inside to skim a 20-yarder well wide. Benfica make it 30 cracks at the goal.
89'
Gaitan deftly sends Cardozo forward and a lovely turn takes him away from Ambrose... but Forster again keeps Celtic alive by parrying the shot behind for a corner!
88'
Watt wriggles free of Almeida on the right and cuts inside... but tamely fires straight at Artur when he had options.
87'
Benfica have had 61% of the possession of this match and a staggering 28 attempts at goal to Celtic's five.
85'
Wanyama clatters Gaitan again... and that's a booking! He's going to miss what is looking now like a crucial game against Spartak Moscow!
84'
Artur out of his area prematurely again as Celtic surge forward on their own break, but retreats in time to save from Commons after his defenders had kept Celtic away from the open goal long enough.
83'
Wanyama bundles down Gaitan as Benfica strive to counter.
82'
Hooper closes down Artur when the keeper comes out of his area to clear a ball, helping his punt go out for an attacking throw.
81'
Cardozo to take this free-kick first. Goes for goal... Forster tips over! Was top corner-bound!
80'
Ledley makes way for Tony Watt. Will he write another special chapter in his young career?
79'
Ambrose trips Gaitan as he moves from right to left and the free-kick is 30 yards out.
78'
Maxi Pereira is on for Matic now.
77'
Melgarejo is booked for blocking off Kayal.
75'
Nicolas Gaitan comes on for Lima as Benfica bring on fresh legs.
74'
Now Salvio tries his luck from 25 yards... off the bar!
73'
Calls for a foul inside the Celtic 'D' not given - the visitors break and Wanyama forces a fine save from Artur! Commons on the rebound from a tight angle.... Artur catches!