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Celtic Manager Brendan Rodgers Celtic v St Mirren, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 3 August 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace, IMAGO / Shutterstock (The Celtic Star)

Celtic paired with either Kairat or Bratislava in today’s UEFA Champions League play-off draw…

Celtic were this morning paired with either Kairat of Kazakhstan or Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava in a shootout for the right to earn a spot in world football’s premier club competition, the UEFA Champions League.

The ties will take place in a few weeks time with the first leg on either the 19 or 20 August  with the all decisive second leg taking place away on 26 or 27 August as Brendan Rodgers as our players look to make an impression on the biggest stage of all after more than holding our own last year.

Luke McCowan of Celtic celebrates with teammates Callum McGregor & Johnny Kenny after scoring to give Celtic a 1-0 lead. Celtic v St Mirren, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 03 August 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace. IMAGO / Shutterstock (The Celtic Star)

Despite being seeded any side at this point will be tough, and we will have to respect both of our potential opponents, but it’s one that we can feel confident in overcoming with hopefully a couple of new additions taking their place in time for the ties.

This is the level we want to be competing at. Yes it will be tough but it’s where we all aspire to be, and god willing we can overcome and take our place in the group stages for the fourth consecutive campaign. Celtic defeated Slovan Bratislava 5-1 at Celtic Park in last season’s Champions League group stage opener and a repeat of that scoreline would do nicely against the same opponent or indeed Kairat of Kazakhstan.

If Kairat make it through to face Celtic it will mean a 7000 mile round trip for Brendan Rodgers and his Celtic squad.

Meanwhile theRangers or Viktoria Plzen will play  Club Brugge or Salzburg.

Fixture dates and times to be confirmed.

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