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Celtic will face Braga in the third qualifying round of the Champions League.
Neil Lennon's team will be pleased with the draw which, on paper at least, pairs them with the weakest of the five teams they could have been paired with. The unseeded Bhoys could also have faced Ajax, Dynamo Kiev, Fenerbahce or Zenit St Petersburg.
Under the new leadership of Domingos Paciência, Braga led the Portugese league for much of last season but eventually finished runners-up to Benfica. Braga have established themselves as one of the most consistent sides in the division with a series of top-six finishes that has seen them qualify for Europe with regularity.
The matches will be played on July 27-28 and August 3-4.
Sparta Prague v Lech Poznan
Aktobe v Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Sheriff Tiraspol v Dinamo Zagreb
Litex Lovech v MSK Zilnia
Debrecen v FC Basel
AIK Solna v Rosenborg
Partizan Belgrade v HJK Helsinki
BATE Borisov v FC Copenhagen
The New Saints v Anderlecht
Omonia Nicosia v SV Salzburg
Ajax Amsterdam v PAOK
Dynamo Kiev v Gent
Young Boys Berne v Fenerbahce
Braga v Celtic
Unirea Urziceni v Zenit St Petersburg |
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