Lyon v Man Utd
Ronaldo has recovered from the stomach upset that saw him miss the weekend's win over Arsenal while Giggs, Carlos Tevez and Owen Hargreaves, all rested against the Gunners, will return for the trip to play the French champions. Lyon boss Alain Perrin recalls Karim Benzema after resting him on Saturday, and must choose between Kim Kallstrom and Mathieu Bodmer in midfield. Captain and Brazil defender Cris, who has not played for six months due to torn right knee ligaments, has been included in the squad but is not expected to start.
Arsenal v Milan
Jens Lehmann will play in goal for Arsenal as Manuel Almunia has a thumb problem. Full-backs Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy also come back but Tomas Rosicky is out. Emmanuel Adebayor returns after he was benched for Saturday's drubbing at Manchester United. Third-choice Milan keeper Valerio Fiori is in line for his third start in eight years after Dida injured his back sitting on the bench and Zeljko Kalac dislocated a finger. Clarence Seedorf and Alexandre Pato have been declared fit and Kaka came through the weekend's game unscathed. But a fourth Brazilian, Ronaldo, is sidelined with a serious knee injury.
Celtic v Barcelona
Samuel Eto'o has made the trip to Glasgow after having shaken off a thigh problem leaving Barca boss Frank Rijkaard with the rare luxury of having Eto'o, Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry all fit and available. Sylvinho returns to the squad but there is no place for teenage striker Bojan Krkic, Gianluca Zambrotta or Edmilson, while Oleguer Presas, Santi Ezquerro and goalkeeper Albert Jorquera are all still injured. Gordon Strachan has Scott Brown suspended and new signing Andreas Hinkel cup-tied. He must choose between Paul Hartley, Gary Caldwell and teenager Scott Caddis to fill in at right-back.
Fenerbahce v Sevilla
For Sevilla, injured pair Javi Navarro and Ernesto Chevanton have not travelled to Istanbul while Alexander Kerzhakov and Khalid Boulahrouz were left out of the squad. Fenerbahce's biggest fitness concern is over their pitch, which has suffered from the freak blizzards that have bombarded south-east Europe.
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