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Celtic face Malmo in Champions League play-off

Set for Sweden: Celtic manager Ronny Deila<br />Picture: PA&nbsp;
Set for Sweden: Celtic manager Ronny Deila
Picture: PA 
Set for Sweden: Celtic manager Ronny Deila
Picture: PA 
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Celtic have been drawn against Malmo in the draw for the Champions League play-off round.

The Hoops play at home in the first leg before travelling to Sweden for the second match.

Celtic manager Ronny Deila said: "We want to face the weakest team but it’s very hard to say which is the weakest. But the team we’re going to meet won’t be better than Qarabag."

Celtic drew 0-0 with Azerbaijani side FK Qarabag on Wednesday night, meaning they went into today's draw with a 1-0 aggregate win from the first game.

Manchester United will play Club Brugge in the play-offs.

Full draw

Astana v APOEL, Skenderbeu v Dinamo Zagreb, Celtic v Malmo, Basel v Maccabi Tel Aviv, BATE Borisov v Partizan Belgrade, Lazio v Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester United v Club Brugge, Sporting CP v CSKA Moscow, Rapid Vienna v Shakhtar Donetsk, Valencia v Monaco.

First legs to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday August 18 and 19; second legs to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday August 25 and 26.