Champions League matches in Group A
Team news and probable team line-ups for Wednesday's Champions League matches in Group A:
Team news and probable team line-ups for Wednesday's Champions League matches in Group A:
CELTIC v ANDERLECHT
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill is without injured midfielders Alan Thompson and Paul Lambert but is able to field a strong side for a game he feels the Glasgow side must win.
Irish midfielder Liam Miller, scorer of Celtic's first in September's 2-0 win over Olympique Lyon, is fit after suffering a bout of cramp in Saturday's 5-0 league rout of Kilmarnock.
On-loan Sunderland defender Michael Gray is also in contention after some impressive recent form and O'Neill has the option of starting John Hartson on the bench and pushing Chris Sutton up front to partner Henrik Larsson.
Anderlecht, who are eight points clear at the top of the Belgian league after beating Mouscron 1-0 away on Friday, will be without defender Glen De Boeck, suspended for one match after his red card in their 1-0 win over Celtic a fortnight ago.
Finn Hannu Tihinen should get the nod over Aleksander Ilic as his replacement at the back.
Probable teams:
Celtic: 21-Magnus Hedman, 4-Jackie McNamara, 6-Dianbobo Balde, 23-Stanislav Varga, 43-Liam Miller, 17-Didier Agathe, 18-Neil Lennon, 19-Stilian Petrov, 9-Chris Sutton, 10-John Hartson, 7-Henrik Larsson.
Anderlecht: 1-Daniel Zitka, 6-Michal Zewlakow, 30-Hannu Tihinen, 27-Vincent Kompany, 3-Olivier Deschacht, 10-Walter Baseggio, 15-Besnik Hasi, 17-Christian Wilhelmsson, 14-Marc Hendrikx 87, 19-Ivica Mornar, 26-Aruna Dindane.
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece).
BAYERN MUNICH v OLYMPIQUE LYON
Bayern have injury worries over Germany midfielder Sebastian Deisler who was forced off with a thigh problem in Saturday's 2-0 Bundesliga defeat by Schalke 04.
The German champions are still without England midfielder Owen Hargreaves who is struggling with a hip injury and could be sidelined for another few weeks.
France defender Willy Sagnol, who had been out for six weeks following knee surgery, played with Bayern's amateur team at the weekend. Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said Sagnol had felt no pain and might play against Lyon, although it is unlikely that he will start.
Lyon striker Sidney Govou will almost certainly be absent after his right ankle was injured by a bad tackle in the 5-0 win over Nice at the weekend.
Defender Eric Deflandre and striker Julien Viale are also injured but Brazilian defender Claudi Cacapa is back in the squad after five weeks out with injury.
Probable teams:
Bayern: 1-Oliver Kahn, 4-Samuel Kuffour, 5-Robert Kovac, 25-Thomas Linke, 3-Bixente Lizarazu, 20-Hasan Salihamidzic, 6-Martin Demichelis, 13-Michael Ballack, 11-Ze Roberto, 24-Roque Santa Cruz, 10-Roy Makaay.
Lyon: 1-Gregory Coupet, 12-Anthony Reveillere, 20-Patrick Mueller, 3-Edmilson, 23-Jeremie Berthod, 7-Djila Diarra, 8-Juninho Pernambucano, 4-Michael Essien, 10-Eric Carriere, 9-Giovane Elber, 11-Florent Malouda.
Referee: Graham Barber (England).