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Champions League Draw

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic News' started by Celtic Mad, Jun 24, 2005.

By Celtic Mad on Jun 24, 2005 at 12:28 PM
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    UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round,
    Kairat Almaty (KAZ) or Artmedia (SVK) v Celtic


    Gordon Strachan's Celtic face a difficult trip to either Kasakhstan or Slovakia in the Champions League second qualifying round after the club was drawn against the winner of the Kairat Almaty v Artmedia Bratislava first round tie.

    The prospect of an eight-hour flight to Kasakhstan - albeit against a side with the lowest coefficient in the draw - will be particularly unappealing to the new Hoops boss, who would doubtless have been hoping for a tie closer to home against the likes of Glentoran, Shelbourne or Total Network Solutions, who have instead been paired with Liverpool.

    Instead, Strachan and his players face a journey into the unknown before returning to Celtic Park for the second leg - hopefully to finish a job that nonetheless looks likely to be anything but routine.

    The ties will be played on July 26/27 and August 2/3.

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    From Celticfc.net