Champions League matches in Group A
Factbox on Tuesday's matches in Group A in the Champions League:
Factbox on Tuesday's matches in Group A in the Champions League:
CELTIC v OLYMPIQUE LYON
Belgian defender Joos Valgaeren could be added to Celtic's squad but Sweden captain Johan Mjallby, Steve Guppy, Paul Lambert, Ulrik Laursen and Stephen Crainey are all injured. Celtic will look to Henrik Larsson for goals in a game that is poignant because of the horrific leg break the Swedish striker suffered against Lyon in a UEFA Cup encounter in October 1999.
Lyon showed their form with last weekend's 4-0 drubbing of Lens, their third successive win. Juninho and Eric Carriere are in outstanding form in the midfield and the attack is ably led by Giovane Elber, signed from Bayern Munich in the close season.
Defender Eric Deflandre missed the Lens match with a calf injury but should be fit, though midfielder Christophe Delmotte is out with a heel injury.
Probable teams:
Celtic: 21-Magnus Hedman, 4-Jackie McNamara, 6-Dianbobo Balde, 23-Stanislav Varga, 8-Alan Thompson, 17-Didier Agathe, 18-Neil Lennon, 19-Stilian Petrov, 9-Chris Sutton, 10-John Hartson, 7-Henrik Larsson.
Lyon: 1-Gregory Coupet, 2-Eric Deflandre, 3-Edmilson, 20-Patrick Mueller, 21-Anthony Reveillere, 4-Mickael Essien, 7-Mahamadou Diarra, 8-Juninho, 10-Eric Carriere, 14-Sydney Govou, 9-Giovane Elber.
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez (Spain).
ANDERLECHT v BAYERN MUNICH
Anderlecht winger Christian Wilhelmsson will be out for at least six weeks after suffering a knee injury in Friday's 4-2 win at Heusden-Zolder.
Striker Aruna Dindane missed that game with 'flu and defender Oliver Deschacht was rested, but both are expected to play on Tuesday. Right back Olivier Doll is doubtful due to a thigh injury. England's Owen Hargreaves, who missed Saturday's laboured 2-1 Bundesliga win at Hansa Rostock due to 'flu and a sore calf, should be fit. With fellow midfielders Sebastian Deisler, Jens Jeremies and Mehmet Scholl all sidelined with injuries, he should also start.
Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto, who missed the Rostock game through suspension, should also return to action.
Dutch striker Roy Makaay, who scored both goals in Bayern's 2-1 win over Celtic in their Champions League opener and hit the winner in Rostock, is expected to be paired with Peru striker Claudio Pizarro up front. Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz, who scored Bayern's first goal on Saturday, should be handed an unusual midfield role. If he plays as expected Bayern keeper Oliver Kahn will appear in his 100th European club match.
Probable teams:
Anderlecht: 1-Daniel Zitka, 14-Marc Hendrikx, 27-Vincent Kompany, 5-Glen De Boeck, 3-Olivier Deschacht, 15-Besnik Hasi, 10-Walter Baseggio, 19-Ivica Mornar, 21-Per Zetterberg, 18-Ki-Hyeon Seol, 26-Aruna Dindane.
Bayern Munich: 1-Oliver Kahn, 4-Samuel Kuffour, 25-Thomas Linke, 5-Robert Kovac, 3-Bixente Lizarazu, 23-Owen Hargreaves, 13-Michael Ballack, 24-Roque Santa Cruz, 11-Ze Roberto, 14-Claudio Pizarro, 10-Roy Makaay.
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain).