Caldwell: Benfica may be tougher than France and Ukraine

CELTIC defender Gary Caldwell believes Benfica can cause him more problems than he recently faced playing for Scotland against Thierry Henry and Andriy Shevchenko.

Caldwell came out with flying colours when he faced up to Henry and Shevchenko in the European Championship qualifiers. Indeed, the former Hibernian skipper scored the winner in the 1-0 victory over France at Hampden Park although the game in Kiev four days later ended in a 2-0 defeat for Walter Smith’s side, with Shevchenko scoring a penalty.

Caldwell is preparing to take on Nuno Gomes and company in the Champions League Group F match at Celtic Park.