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Chris Doyle

Celtic discover Europa League playoff opponents after Riga win

Celtic will face Sarajevo in the Europa League play-off round after their late win over Riga.

Super sub Mohamed Elyounoussi came to the rescue in the 90th minute as the Hoops sealed a 1-0 win over the Latvian side.

Neil Lennon's side are now 90 minutes from the group stage and will travel to Bosnia for the play-off tie after Sarajevo beat Buduconost Podrica 2-1.

Celtic are well aware of what challenge they pose as they sqaured off in the Champions League qualifiers last season.

The Hoops produced an impressive 3-1 win away from home, before sealing their place in the next round with a 2-1 win at Parkhead a week later.

A date has yet to be confirmed for the fixture.

Lennon hailed Elyounoussi's last-gasp winner and was delighted with his side's performance against Riga.

He said: "I thought we were very good. We had to wait a long time for the goal. Sometimes that happens in football. I thought we were excellent and our mentality was good. We missed a couple of really good chances to make life a little bit easier for us.

"Moi’s come up with a great goal and I’m delighted with the performance. It’s not easy playing away from home but it was a good performance and a very important win. It takes two teams to make a game watchable and Riga set out their intentions from very early on."

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