Celtic draw Linfield or La Fiorita in Champions League

Bhoys could face Northern Irish champions

The draw for the early rounds of the Champions League took place on Monday and Scottish champions Celtic have been pulled out of the hat alongside La Fiorita and Linfield.

The winner of San Marino vs Northern Ireland in the first round will play Celtic in the second on Tuesday 11^th July, with the return leg in Glasgow a week later. Click here to have your early say on the Champions League and Europa League winners.

Celtic seek Champions League improvement

It’ll be a long road if Celtic are to reach the Champions League proper but the Scots, seeded in group three alongside the likes of Malmo, Rosenborg and Legia Warsaw, did it the hard way last season, winning through two qualifying rounds and a play-off.

Once there, they held their own in what was a tough group, alongside Barcelona, Man City and Borussia Monchengladbach. The Hoops ended bottom of that pool, but did pick up three points, drawing home and away with Man City and ending level vs Monchengladbach. They will be targeting improvement, but it is worth remembering they lost 7-0 to Barcelona in Group C game one.

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