Celtic to play Vorskla Poltava for place in Champions League group stage

The SWPL champions will play away from home in the first leg before returning to Scotland for the Scotland.

Celtic to play Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava for place in Champions League group stageSNS Group

Celtic have been drawn against Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava for a place in the Women’s Champions League group stage.

The Hoops reached the play-off stage following wins over Finnish champions KuPS and Lithuanian side Gintra.

They will play away from home for the first-leg before returning to Scotland for the second-leg as they aim to reach the groups for the first time.

The Scottish champions were the unseeded side in Monday’s draw and avoided games against the likes of Benfica, Roma and Dutch champions FC Twente.

Elena Sadiku’s side have started the season strongly with 6 wins and one draw from their opening seven games in the league and in Europe.

They currently sit in fourth place in the SWPL, two points behind all of the top three, but have a game in hand over Glasgow City and Hearts.

Rangers, who currently sit top of the table, were knocked out of Europe following defeats to Arsenal and Atletico Madrid in the qualifiers.

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