Bhoys facing trip into the unknown in the east

Celtic will make a trip into the relative unknown in the second qualifying round of Champions League after today’s draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon sent them to eastern Europe.

Gordon Strachan’s side will face the winners of FC Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan and Artmedia Bratislava of Slovakia.

The Hoops, who finished second to Rangers in the Scottish Premier League, had the necessary European coefficient to be placed straight into the second qualifying round of the competition.