Champions League Qualifying Draw – Celtic And Ajax Expect Semi-Tough Matches

Glasgow Celtic will begin their road to Europe in Portugal against Sporting Braga. This is Braga’s first match ever in the Champions League. Dutch soccer giant Ajax Amsterdam will play against PAOK from Greece, while Fenerbache will face Swiss Young Boys.

My favorite team, FC Copenhagen will play against BATE from Bulgaria or Hafnarfjordur from Iceland. I think BATE will take this.

The rest of the qualifying matches are:

Liepajas Metalurgs (Latvia) or Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) vs. Inter Baki (Azerbaijan) or Lech Poznan (Poland)

Aktobe (Kazakhstan) or Olimpi Rustavi (Georgia) vs. Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel) or Zeljeznicar (Bosnia)

Sheriff (Moldova) or Dinamo Tirana (Albania) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) or Koper (Slovenia)

Litex Lovech (Bulgaria) or Rudar Pljevlja (Montenegro) vs. Birkirkara (Malta) or Zilina (Slovakia)

Levadia Tallinn (Estonia) or Debrecen (Hungary) vs. FC Basel (Switzerland)

AIK Solna (Sweden) or Jeunesse Esch (Luxembourg) vs. Linfield (Northern Ireland) or Rosenborg (Norway)

Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) or Pyunik (Armenia) vs. Ekranas (Lithuania) or HJK Helsinki (Finland)

BATE Borisov (Bulgaria) or Hafnarfjordur (Iceland) vs. FC Copenhagen (Denmark)

Bohemian (Ireland) or The New Saints (Wales) vs. Anderlecht (Belgium)

Omonia (Cyprus) or Renova (Macedonia) vs. Salzburg (Austria) or Torshavn (Faeroe Islands)

Some countries are awarded with extra qualifying places:

Ajax (Netherlands) vs. PAOK (Greece)

Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) vs. Ghent (Belgium)

Young Boys (Switzerland) vs. Fenerbahce (Turkey)

Braga (Portugal) vs. Celtic (Scotland)

Unirea Urziceni (Romania) vs. Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)