{"id":2516,"date":"2018-07-23T08:31:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2516"},"modified":"2018-07-23T08:31:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T13:31:01","slug":"celtic-to-face-aek-if-they-get-past-rosenborg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2516","title":{"rendered":"Celtic to Face AEK if They Get Past Rosenborg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DiyGHAAW0AUcRoW-891x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"736\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DiyGHAAW0AUcRoW-891x1024.jpg 891w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DiyGHAAW0AUcRoW-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DiyGHAAW0AUcRoW-768x883.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/DiyGHAAW0AUcRoW.jpg 1044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Celtic have been drawn against Greek side AEK Athens should they progress to the third qualifying round of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish champions face Norwegian club Rosenborg in the second qualifying round, with the first leg on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Rodgers\u2019 side coasted past Armenian outfit Alashkert 6-0 on aggregate in their first qualifier, as they look to progress through to the lucrative Champions League group stages.<\/p>\n<p>Should Celtic see off Rosenborg and move into the third round of qualifying, the matches will take place on August 7\/8, with the first leg provisionally set for Glasgow, and the second leg to be played on August 14.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in Monday\u2019s draw, Salzburg entered the \u2018Champions path\u2019 and were paired with the winners of the second qualifying round tie between Macedonian side Shkendija and Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018League path\u2019 saw six new teams coming into the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Benfica were drawn against Fenerbahce, while Standard Liege face the winners of Ajax and Sturm Graz, Dymano Kiev will tackle Slavia Prague and Spartak Moscow meet either PAOK or Basel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2516\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2516&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2516\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2516&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-2516\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2516&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2516\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celtic have been drawn against Greek side AEK Athens should they progress to the third qualifying round of the Champions League. The Scottish champions face Norwegian club Rosenborg in the second qualifying round, with the first leg on Wednesday. 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