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Celtic set to face Finnish champions HJK Helsinki

ESPN staff
July 20, 2012
Celtic face HJK Helsinki or Reykjavik © PA Photos
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Celtic will face either HJK Helsinki or KR Reykjavik in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, while their fellow SPL side Motherwell have been drawn against Greek team Panathinaikos.

SPL winners Celtic were in the Champions section of the draw and will be at home in the first leg.

HJK, the Finnish champions, are - barring something extraordinary - going to be their opponents after winning the first leg of their second qualifying round match with KR 7-0 earlier this week.

Motherwell, who were unseeded in Friday's draw, will play the first leg of their match against the two-time Greek title winners at Fir Park.

Champions Route:
NK Maribor or Zeljeznicar v Dudelange or Salzburg
BATE Borisov or FK Vardar v Skenderbeu or Debreceni
CFR Cluj v Slovan Liberec or Shakhter Karagandy
Anderlecht v Shamrock Rovers or FK Ekranas
Buducnost Podgorica or Slask Wroclaw v The New Saints or Helsingborgs
Ulisses or Sheriff v Ludogorets Razgrad or Dinamo Zagreb
Celtic v HJK Helsinki or Reykjavík
Molde or Ventspils v Flora Tallinn or FC Basel
MSK Zilina or Hapoel Kiryat Shmona v Neftci or Zestafoni
AEL Limassol or Linfield v Valletta or Partizan Belgrade

League Placing Route:
Fenerbahce v FC Vaslui
Motherwell v Panathinaikos
FC Copenhagen v Club Brugge
Dynamo Kiev v Feyenoord

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