Celtic unseeded in UCL Qualifiers, possible opponents named

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·8 maggio 2025

Celtic unseeded in UCL Qualifiers, possible opponents named

Projected ties look tough but winnable as Celtic look likely to be unseeded in the Champions League Play-off in August…

UEFA Champions League branded microphones are seen on a desk prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between FC Bayern München and Celtic FC at on February 18, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

According to the reliable Football Rankings account on X, Celtic will be in the in the unseeded list of teams for the champions league play off tie in August.

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Celtic players pose for a photo on pitch prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between FC Bayern München and Celtic FC at Allianz Arena on February 18, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Celtic will of course be in the route of Champions and will only have to negotiate one round to reach the holy grail that is the UEFA Champions League group stage for the fourth year in succession. But we are currently unseeded and our list of opponents includes the likes of Dinamo Zagreb, Bodo/Glint, FC Copenhagen, Red Star and Ferencvaros.

Names that are likely to send a chill down the spine of our supporters

Names that are likely to send a chill down the spine of our supporters, and whilst either one of the sides will offer a tough challenge, it’s not exactly impossible. Every single tie is winnable despite what the history books might tell us.

Sure they are all good sides, but we are also a decent team ourselves as we proved in this year’s group stage where we more than held our own. This is the stage where the players want to be after sampling it for the past few years and that will give them the extra motivation to get through the play offs.

Daizen Maeda in action in the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between FC Bayern München and Celtic FC at Allianz Arena on February 18, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

We will also hopefully have strengthened the squad by then and everyone will be raring to go. Let’s not worry about other teams, let them worry about ourselves and hopefully the Board will have learned their lessons from previous summers where we have had Champions League qualifiers to negotiate.

All that waiting to see if we qualify before signing players nonsense is not on

All that waiting to see if we qualify before signing players nonsense is not on. Brendan Rodgers won’t stand for and this time neither will the support. Again we’ve all got bad memories against just about every team listed above of losing ties we should have won.

Brendan Rodgers, Manager of Celtic, reacts during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between FC Bayern München and Celtic FC at Allianz Arena on February 18, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

There is now too much as stake. Get busy at the start of the transfer window and not at the end has to be the message the Board takes heed of. Will they or won’t they? We’ll have to wait and see.

📌 Five clubs currently projected to be on the unseeded side of the Champions League Play-offs draw: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Celtic 🇨🇭 Basel 🇦🇹 Sturm Graz 🇷🇴 FCSB 🇵🇱 Raków Częstochowa ➡️ Check our Page (🆙 in bio) for all the qualifying details, including those on how your clubs can become seeded!
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