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Josh McCafferty

How each of Celtic's upcoming Europa League opponents fared on matchday one

Celtic kicked off their Europa League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Crvena zvezda in Belgrade on Wednesday evening.

Kelechi Iheanacho opened the scoring for the Bhoys in the second half before Marko Arnautovic drew the hosts level. The sides had to settle for a point apiece.

Celtic have a further seven league phase outings ahead, against seven different sides. Here is how all of their upcoming opponents fared on matchday one.

Braga, who travel to Parkhead on Thursday evening, defeated Feyenoord 1-0 in their Europa League opener.

Sturm Graz, who then make the trip to Glasgow three weeks later, got things going with a 2-0 defeat away from home to Midtjylland. On matchday four, Celtic head to face the Danish side.

After that, a visit to Rotterdam to take on Feyenoord lies in wait, who, as mentioned, lost to Braga on Wednesday.


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In December, Brendan Rodgers' men host Roma. They began their Europa League campaign with a 2-1 win on the road to Nice.

Another Italian opponent, Bologna, is on the horizon in the new year. Aston Villa defeated them by a goal to nil on Thursday night.

Celtic finish things off on matchday eight against Dutch side Utrecht at Parkhead. Lyon condemned them to a 1-0 loss midweek.

Before they next take to European action, the Scottish Premiership champions face Hibernian in the league.

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