City are embarking on their first Champions League campaign in 12 years.

“Our fans will love going to Warsaw and we’re looking forward to the challenge.”

It’s been a week of hotshots and superlatives to add to the store of good things in Irish football in 2016.

Pep Guardiola will return to Barcelona with Manchester City after his new club were paired with the Catalan giants in the Champions League.

Dundalk’s Champions League dream might have ended in Poland on Tuesday night but their hopes of making a further impression in Europe have only just begun, according to striker David McMillan.

Dundalk’s 3-0 victory over BATE Borisov in Tallaght was widely acclaimed as perhaps the best ever performance and result by an Irish club in European competition.

The standard line from footballers is that you treat every game the same but, with the best wishes of Martin O’Neill ringing in their ears, the news that President Michael D. Higgins will be in attendance and, as of yesterday, around 23,000 tickets already sold, there’s no escaping the reality that the footballers of Dundalk will be contesting the highest stakes match of their lives when they take to the Aviva Stadium pitch to play Legia Warsaw in their Champions League play-off first leg tomorrow evening.

Stephen Kenny will be in Poland tomorrow to watch Legia Warsaw host Piast Gliwice as Dundalk accelerate preparations for their huge Champions League play-off games against the Polish champions at Aviva Stadium on August 17 and in Warsaw on August 23.

Arsenal have signed teenage midfielder Krystian Bielik from Legia Warsaw.

Arsenal duo Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Debuchy are both expected to be sidelined for around three months, the club have announced.

Arsenal are expected to push ahead with their interest in Legia Warsaw midfielder Krystian Bielik this month.

Trabzonspor’s Fatih Ozturk had a tough night in goals last night, conceding a very unfortunate own goal after previous brilliant saves.

Vasyl Kobin scored this beauty for Metalist Kharkiv last night in their match against Legia Warsaw.

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Slovan Bratislava and Sparta Prague after last Thursday’s Europa League match in Slovakia was interrupted for half an hour by clashes between supporters.

Tell us what you really think Legia.

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Celtic appear to have taken advantage of their European reprieve with a well-deserved 1-1 draw against Maribor in the first leg of their Champions League play-off in Slovenia.

Celtic have a “50-50” chance of signing Ghana winger Mubarak Wakaso in time for the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Maribor in Slovenia tomorrow night, according to assistant manager John Collins.

Celtic will compete in the Champions League play-offs after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Legia Warsaw’s bid to be provisionally reinstated.

“These are the champions”

Legia Warsaw have confirmed they have submitted an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over their expulsion from the Champions League.

Legia Warsaw have mounted a last-gasp bid to overturn their elimination from the Champions League and reclaim the play-off place that was handed to Celtic.

Celtic could face more European uncertainty despite Legia Warsaw’s failure to persuade UEFA to overturn their effective expulsion from the Champions League

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has failed in his appeal to have a four-month ban completely overturned but a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) means he can now feature in friendlies for club and country.

Celtic have retained their Champions League place after Legia Warsaw’s appeal against their exclusion was dismissed by UEFA.

Celtic should find out by lunchtime today whether they remain in the Champions League play-offs after Legia Warsaw’s appeal against their effective expulsion was heard.

Legia Warsaw have called on UEFA to follow its own ”football first” principle when their appeal against their effective Champions League expulsion is heard.

Legia Warsaw have called on Uefa to follow its own "football first" principle when their appeal against their effective Champions League expulsion is heard.

Celtic were unmoved after Legia Warsaw called on their “best traditions of honour and honesty” in requesting that the Scottish champions agree to a further meeting to determine which of them should progress in the Champions League.

Legia Warsaw co-owner Dariusz Mioduski has appealed to Celtic asking for a one-off tie to decide which side should progress in the Champions League.

Legia Warsaw co-owner Dariusz Mioduski has appealed to Celtic asking for a one-off tie to decide which side should progress in the Champions League.

Legia Warsaw boss Henning Berg vowed his side will appeal against their Champions League exclusion after seeing Celtic advance at their expense.

Ronny Deila admits Celtic’s dramatic reinstatement into the Champions League despite losing 6-1 on aggregate to Legia Warsaw in the third qualifying round has left him feeling "very strange".

Ronny Deila admits Celtic’s dramatic reinstatement in the Champions League despite losing 6-1 on aggregate to Legia Warsaw in the third qualifying round has left him feeling “very strange.”

Tottenham will face Cypriot side AEL Limassol in the final play-off round of the Europa League.

Celtic’s Champions League reprieve earned them a clash with Slovenian champions Maribor in the final play-off round.

UEFA has announced that Celtic have been reinstated in the Champions League.

Celtic will be eagerly awaiting the results of a UEFA investigation into the eligibility of a Legia Warsaw player during their Champions League defeat against the Polish side.

Celtic could be handed a sensational Champions League reprieve after Uefa launched an investigation into the eligibility of one of Legia Warsaw’s players during their 6-1 aggregate win over the Scottish champions.

Ronny Deila conceded that his Celtic squad needs much improving following their Champions League catastrophe last night but admits that could be difficult now that the group stage hopes ended at the hands of Legia Warsaw.