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James McLaughlin

The eight teams Celtic could face in huge Champions League qualifier confirmed

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Celtic's potential opponents in the UEFA Champions League play-off have been confirmed.

The line-up follows the conclusion of the second qualifying round on Wednesday. Celtic are one of five teams in the seeded section of the draw. However, this seeded status does not guarantee a home advantage for the second leg.

The Scottish champions will face either LASK, Viking, AGF/Sabah, Kairat Almaty/Levski Sofia, or NK Celje/Ararat-Armenia.

Celtic were knocked out at this stage last season after losing on penalties to Kairat Almaty. The club faced a gruelling 3,500-mile trip to Kazakhstan for the match.


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The first legs of the play-off round are set to be played on August 18 and 19, with the return legs a week later on August 25 and 26.

The winners of these ties will proceed to the new 36-team league phase, while the losers will drop into the Europa League.

Celtic's participation in last season's Champions League saw them earn £40.3million, according to UEFA financial reports.

They progressed from the league phase before being narrowly defeated by Bayern Munich in the knockout stage.

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