Celtic’s Belfast visit now set for July 14

Celtic’s potential powder-keg Champions League qualifier with Northern Irish champions Linfield in Belfast now looks set to take place on July 14.

The Parkhead giants will kick off their bid to reach the group stage next month and will face the winners of the Blues’ first-round qualifying clash with San Marino minnows La Fiorita.

But the usual Tuesday/Wednesday slot set aside by Uefa for the first-leg clash with Linfield — should they progress - on July 11 or 12 - key dates in annual Orange celebrations — would have seen Celtic’s large travelling support heading to Windsor Park at the height of the marching season, sparking fears of trouble.