Two UEFA draws in one day as Ange faces his manic Monday
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Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic whirlwind will step up a gear or two throughout a frantic Monday.
The new hoops boss will assess his injured players, take a training session and face the media against a backdrop of two UEFA draws within an hour.
2. We’ll be seeded for the CL draw and paired with one of Genk, Spartak Moscow, PSV / Galatasary, or Rapid Vienna / Sparta Prague.
We’ll be unseeded in the EL draw, and can only play either Jabolonec or Anorthosis Famagusta.
Not the priority of many just now, I know.
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The visit of Midtjylland will obviously be the priority but it is only human nature to keep an eye out for what happens next with two very distinct options.
At the moment Celtic look to have at best a 50-50 chance of getting past the Danes into the third qualifying round of the Champions League. The group phase looked a million miles away from the fare on offer against Preston North End of Saturday.
There are a few ifs but if Celtic get past the Danes and have Kyogo Furuhashi, Carl Starfelt and two others on board they could carry a little momentum and confidence into the third round as the group stage becomes more realistic.
On the other hand if things don’t go well against the Danes the Europa League might be a more realistic level for a new look Celtic side to find their feet in continental action.