Overview
- The official Champions League play-off draw will take place at 11:00 BST on Monday, August 3, when Celtic will learn which of their seeded opponents they must face over two legs.
- Celtic know the eight possible opponents they could draw: LASK Linz, Viking Stavanger, NK Celje or Ararat‑Armenia, Kairat Almaty or Levski Sofia, and Aarhus or Sabah.
- The play-off first legs are scheduled for August 18 and 19 with returns on August 25 and 26 and Celtic must submit a 25‑man UEFA squad by 22:59 BST on August 13.
- A place in the Champions League group phase would bring a large financial boost and four home fixtures, while defeat in the play-off would send Celtic automatically into the Europa League league phase.
- Celtic have invested about £17m on strikers Kasper Hogh and Camilo Duran this summer as the club prepares for the decisive ties and supporters remain wary of a repeat of last season’s upset by Kairat Almaty.