Celtic 3-0 Benfica: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 17 October 2006
Result
Celtic 3-0 Benfica
Champions League · Tuesday 17 October 2006, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Celtic 3-0 Benfica: match report
Celtic defeated Benfica 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday 17 October 2006. The half-time score was 0-0.
Kenny Miller opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Celtic's goals came from Kenny Miller (56'), Kenny Miller (66') and Stephen Pearson (90'). Benfica did not score.
Discipline: Celtic received 1 yellow card; Benfica received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Celtic were 41st on 3 points from 2 and Benfica 28th on 5 points from 4. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Key events
- 56'Goal · Kenny Miller
- 63'Yellow card · Konstantinos Katsouranis
- 66'Goal · Kenny Miller
- 70'Yellow card · E. Sno
- 90'Goal · Stephen Pearson
Team news
Celtic line-up
Paul Telfer, Lee Naylor, Stephen McManus, Evander Sno, Maciej Zurawski, Artur Boruc, G. Caldwell, Kenny Miller, Neil Lennon, Shunsuke Nakamura, Shaun Maloney
Benfica expected line-up
Marcelo Moretto, Luisão, Léo, Alcides, Anderson Beraldo, Beto, Simão, Manuel Fernandes, Laurent Robert, Nuno Gomes, Diego Gómez