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Mark McDougall

When is the Champions League third round draw and who could Celtic face?

Celtic secured their place in the second round of Champions League qualifying with a 2-1 win over Sarajevo.

It also means they will be in the hat for the third round with the Hoops taking on Nomme Kalju in the second round next week.

A trip to Estonia won't be simple but Celtic should have enough to see them through.

Whether they go through or not though, they will be in the hat for the third round with it taking place before next Wednesday's first leg.

Neil Lennon celebrates Ryan Christie's opening goal (SNS Group)

Neil Lennon will be hoping for a favourable draw but this is where it starts getting a bit more difficult.

Record Sport Online have had a look and here is all you need to know about the third round draw.

When is the draw?

As is always the case with UEFA tournaments, the draw for the third round takes place before the second round games are underway. This time Celtic go into the hat alongside Nomme Kalju for the third round and the draw will take place on Monday, July 22 at 12pm CET. That means it will happen at 11am here in the UK.

Leigh Griffiths celebrates with captain Scott Brown at full time (SNS Group)

Who could Celtic face?

There's some difficult ties in this round but Celtic will be confident they can get through them. PAOK, Qarabag, Maribor, Red Star Belgarde and Maccabi Tel Aviv are among the tougher ties if they all come through their second round fixtures.

Dundalk, AIK, HJK Helsinki, Cluj, Valetta and Ferencvaros are also in the hat.

When will the games take place?

The first legs of these ties will take place on August 6 and 7 with the second legs a week later on August 13 and 14. That means Celtic could have a Champions League fixture just three days after they open their Premiership campaign at home to St Johnstone.

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