Strachan wants to win it for the Lions

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan is hoping to repay the Lisbon Lions by beating Benfica in the city where the Glasgow side became the first British side to lift the European Cup.

Seven of the legendary team which beat Inter Milan 2-1 in the 1967 final have made an emotional return to Portugal to watch the Champions League Group F match at the Estadio da Luz.

Celtic have never won an away game in the revamped version of Europe’s elite club competition but are on the verge of reaching the knockout stages for the first time. Now Strachan is hoping his players can make their own history for the Lions and the fans, who have made the pilgrimage to Lisbon.