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20th Jun 2016

Dundalk to play Icelandic team in Champions League, Celtic receive favourable draw

Robert Redmond

Dundalk will face FH Hafnarfjördur in the second-round of the Champions League.

The League of Ireland Premier Division champions will host the Icelandic league holders on July 12 or 13 in Oriel Park, with the return leg in Hafnarfjörður the following week.

Stephen Kenny’s side went out of the competition at this stage last year, losing to BATE Borisov 2-1 on aggregate.

Meanwhile, Celtic will play the winners of the game between FC Flora Tallinn of Estonia and Lincoln FC of Gibraltar. Brendan Rodgers’ team will be confident of progressing past either side, and a defeat would constitute an awful start to his time as Celtic manager.

Celtic’s poor showing in the Champions League under Ronny Delia would prove to be his undoing at the Scottish club.

Here’s the draw in full:

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