Which teams could Celtic face in the Europa League group stage?

It was far from a perfect performance from Celtic, but they managed to get the job done at the end of the day and secured their spot in this season’s Europa League group stage after a 3-2 aggregate win over AZ Alkmaar in their play-off tie.

It was AZ Alkmaar who got the 2-1 win on the night. But the Hoops had come into the game with a 2-0 advantage from the first leg and they did just enough to make it to the group stage of the competition in what must have been a massive boost for Ange Postecoglou’s side.

The Hoops had taken the early lead through Kyogo Furuhashi but then conceded twice within the half hour mark. And they must be commended for not conceding again for the rest of the game.

Now, the focus must turn towards the group stage of the competition. This time around, the format is a bit different which is expected to make the competition even more competitive.

Which teams could Celtic face in the Europa League group stage?

As reported by the Daily Record, here are the four pots in the competition:

Pot One

Lyon

Napoli

Bayer Leverkusen

Dinamo Zagreb

Lazio

Braga

Olympiacos

Monaco

Pot Two

Frankfurt

Crvena zvezda

Leicester

Genk

Lokomotiv Moscow

CELTIC

Rangers

PSV

Pot Three

Marseille

West Ham

Ludogorets

Real Sociedad

Real Betis

Fenerbahce

Spartak Moscow

Sparta Prague

Pot Four

Legia Warsaw

Rapid Vienna

Galatasaray

Midtjylland

Ferencvaros

Royal Antwerp

Sturm Graz

Brondby

Thus, it is safe to say that the Hoops could end up facing some very tough teams depending on how their luck turns out in the draw.

But at the end of the day, it is all about those big games when it comes to Europe. The club have done very well to make it to this stage and now it will be interesting to see how far they can go.