Benfica 
Celtic
Estádio da Luz, LisbonThu, 15 Oct · 22:00
11.9%7.9%
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Qualifies for round of 16 |  JuventusJuventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 Qualifies for round of 16 |  C PalaceCrystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 3 Qualifies for round of 16 |  SpartaSparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 4 Qualifies for round of 16 |  BesiktasBesiktas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 5 Qualifies for round of 16 |  Union SGUnion St.-Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 6 Qualifies for round of 16 |  FerencvarosFerencvaros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 7 Qualifies for round of 16 | BenficaBenfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 Qualifies for round of 16 |  LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded |  OFI CreteOFI Crete | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 10 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded |  BournemouthAFC Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 11 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded |  LyonLyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 12 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded |  TorreenseTorreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded |  OlympiacosOlympiacos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded |  RB SalzburgRB Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded |  OmoniaOmonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 16 Knockout phase playoffs - seeded |  SunderlandSunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 17 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded |  Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded |  Hapoel Be'erHapoel Be'er | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded |  RennesStade Rennais | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded |  Sturm GrazSK Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded |  Jagiellonia Jagiellonia Bialystok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded |  AnderlechtAnderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded |  LillestromLillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded |  Real SociedadReal Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 Eliminated |  AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 Eliminated |  Celta VigoCelta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 Eliminated |  Levski SofiaLevski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 Eliminated | CelticCeltic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 Eliminated |  MilanAC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 Eliminated |  NK CeljeNK Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 Eliminated |  HoffenheimTSG Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 Eliminated |  MarseilleMarseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 Eliminated |  Ararat-ArmeniaArarat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 Eliminated |  Viktoria PlzenViktoria Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 Eliminated |  Lech PoznanLech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 Eliminated |  NECNEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
Qualification
- Qualifies for round of 16
- Knockout phase playoffs - seeded
- Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded
- Eliminated
Benfica · Previous meetings between these sides.
- W2-1
- D0-0
- L0-1
- W1-0
- W3-0
Most recent match first.
Benfica
WLWWW
- VSC2-0
- FCP1-3
- MIL2-0
- GVFC3-1
- MFC4-0
Celtic
WLLLW
- MOT2-0
- RAN0-1
- FER1-3
- RAN0-3
- STJ1-0
- Competition
- Europa League
- Venue
- Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Common questions
How's Benfica been playing?
- In the last 5 matches on record, Benfica won 4, drew 0 and lost 1.
How's Celtic been playing?
- In the last 5 matches on record, Celtic won 2, drew 0 and lost 3.
What's the head-to-head between Benfica and Celtic?
- In 5 meetings on record, Benfica won 3, Celtic won 1, and 1 ended level.
Squad value
Benfica
€303m
2.3×
Celtic
€132m
Average age24.7 · 26.6
Overseas players57% · 70%
Transfermarkt valuations of the current squads.
First appeared here
Benfica6 / 33
José Neto · Diogo Prioste · Tiago Freitas · Rodrigo Rêgo · Gonçalo Moreira · Daniel Banjaqui
Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.
Squad numbers
Benfica
1Anatoliy Trubin4António Silva5Enzo Barrenechea7Bruma8Fredrik Aursnes14Vangelis Pavlidis16Manu Silva17Amar Dedić18Leandro Barreiro20Richard Ríos21Andreas Schjelderup24Samuel Soares25Gianluca Prestianni26Samuel Dahl44Tomás Araújo50Diogo Ferreira62José Neto64Gonçalo Oliveira67Rodrigo Rêgo77Gonçalo Moreira84João Rego86Diogo Prioste
Celtic
1Kasper Schmeichel5Liam Scales6Auston Trusty8Benjamin Nygren12Viljami Sinisalo13Hyun-jun Yang14Luke McCowan17Kelechi Iheanacho18Shin Yamada23Sebastian Tounekti24Johnny Kenny27Arne Engels28Paulo Bernardo31Ross Doohan38Daizen Maeda41Reo Hatate42Callum McGregor47Dane Murray49James Forrest51Colby Donovan56Anthony Ralston59Finlay Hale61Samuel Isiguzo63Kieran Tierney
Been at both clubs
Players who have been at both Benfica and Celtic. Appearance counts cover 2012/13 onwards.
Straight from one to the other
Moves directly between the two clubs, newest first.
- Paulo Bernardo Benfica → Celtic · 2024
- Paulo Bernardo Celtic → Benfica · 2024
- Paulo Bernardo Benfica → Celtic · 2023
- Jota Benfica → Celtic · 2022
- Jota Celtic → Benfica · 2022
- Jota Benfica → Celtic · 2021
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