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Neil Lennon threatens to ring the changes for Celtic

Celtic boss Neil Lennon threatens to make changes to his side for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Benfica following Saturday's defeat to St Johnstone.

By Jack Prescott, Rugby Editor | 17 September 2012

Celtic boss Neil Lennon has threatened to ring the changes for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Benfica following Saturday's defeat to St Johnstone.

Despite taking the lead at McDiarmid Park, the Hoops conceded twice to suffer their first loss of the new season.

"I will need to have a rethink for my team on Wednesday night because they are not paid to play like that," said Lennon.

"I've made it clear I want a massive improvement. I will not go back to where I was this time last season and allow disjointed performances. I will not be accepting that."

Celtic and Benfica are joined in Champions League Group G by Barcelona and Spartak Moscow.

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Premier League Table

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
Championship Group
C	Celtic	4	4	0	0	92	28	64	90
2	Rangers Rangers	4	3	0	1	84	29	55	84
3	Hearts	4	1	2	1	51	39	12	67
4	Kilmarnock	4	1	1	2	45	43	2	55
5	St Mirren	4	1	1	2	44	49	-5	47
6	Dundee	4	0	0	4	48	67	-19	41
Relegation Group
1	Aberdeen	4	4	0	0	46	50	-4	47
2	Hibernian	4	2	0	2	51	58	-7	45
3	Motherwell	4	2	0	2	55	57	-2	43
4	Ross County	4	1	1	2	36	65	-29	34
5	St Johnstone	4	0	1	3	27	53	-26	32
R	Livingston	4	2	0	2	28	69	-41	24

First Phase
C	Celtic	33	24	6	3	80	26	54	78
2	Rangers Rangers	33	24	3	6	72	23	49	75
3	Hearts	33	19	5	9	46	34	12	62
4	Kilmarnock	33	13	12	8	43	34	9	51
5	St Mirren	33	12	7	14	38	43	-5	43
6	Dundee	33	10	11	12	44	54	-10	41
7	Hibernian	33	9	12	12	44	51	-7	39
8	Motherwell	33	8	13	12	46	51	-5	37
9	Aberdeen	33	8	11	14	35	49	-14	35
10	St Johnstone	33	7	10	16	24	46	-22	31
11	Ross County	33	7	9	17	32	56	-24	30
R	Livingston	33	3	9	21	22	59	-37	18