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Celtic handed Slavia Prague draw in Champions League qualifying

Celtic are set to face Slavia Prague in their path to the Champions League group stages should th...



Celtic handed Slavia Prague dr...
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Celtic handed Slavia Prague draw in Champions League qualifying

Celtic are set to face Slavia Prague in their path to the Champions League group stages should they beat CFR Cluj in the competition's third qualifying round.

Neil Lennon's side discovered their fate following this morning's draw in Nyon and will look to continue their positive start to the campaign following their 7-0 aggregate win over Nomme Kalju FC in the previous round.

Celtic also beat FK Sarajevo 5-1 on aggregate during their opening qualifying round match.

The Czech side, meanwhile, made it as far as the quarter-final of last year's competition where they were dumped out by eventual champions, Chelsea.

The draw also handed Dundalk's conquerors Qarabag a potential clash with last year's beaten semi-finalists, Ajax.

The Dutch side will be expected to see off PAOK, while the Baku-based club will need to overcome APOEL.

Celtic's Start

Celtic began the defence of their Scottish Premiership title on Saturday afternoon with a 7-0 win over St Johnstone. Ryan Christie opened his account for the season and completed his hat-trick just past the hour mark.

Leigh Griffiths was also on the scoresheet.

"That's a really good marker to put down for the rest of the season," Lennon said after the performance.

"I'm just pleased with the relentlessness of the performance, the will to score goals. Our reaction to losing the ball was great as well."

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