Celtic could achieve a "wonderful" Champions League achievement with a game to spare, according to assistant manager Johan Mjallby. Cletic travelled to Lisbon still on a European high after beating Barcelona 2-1 at Parkhead earlier in the month. Tonight the Stadium of Light will be the centre of Celtic fans interest knowing that a win would ensure qualification through to the knockout stages of the competition. A score draw could alos be enough if Spartak Moscow fail to beat Group G leaders Barcelona in Russia. The last time Celtic made the last 16 of the competition was back in 2007/08 so no wonder players and management are keen to take advantage of their good position . Mjallby said: "It would be a wonderful achievement for the players and the management. Obviously we can't compete financially with the other three clubs in the group. So I think it speaks volumes for the players, how hungry they are and their desire to improve all the time. No one gave us a chance when the draw was made but we always believed in the players and maybe they did even better than we expected." Manager Neil Lennon, though, is being cautious and is not getting drawn into the growing feeling that Celtic are all but assured of a place in the knockout stages. The former Celtic captain is fully aware that Benfica will be going all out to get the win they need to retain their interest in the competition. Lennon said: "We have done remarkably well to be in the position we are in on the back of beating Barcelona but that's gone now. We have two huge games left in the competition and this game is very important for both teams. This was always going to be a pivotal game for us, regardless of the Barcelona games. You are never relaxed whoever the opposition is, particularly at this level. The landscape of the group can change on one night. This will be as tough as Barcelona, if not tougher. We might get two bites of the cherry but we would like to do it at the first time of asking. But we will have to do very well."
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