Celtic draw KR Reykjavik in the 2020-21 Champions League
Scottish champions Celtic will face Icelandic team KR Reykjavik in the first round of the 2020-21 Champions League.
The match will take place on 18 or 19 August.
🌍 #CelticFC have been drawn against KR Reykjavik in the @ChampionsLeague first qualifying round.
Full fixture date and venue TBC 🗓️ pic.twitter.com/gr93B1agJs
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) August 9, 2020
Is Celtic vs KR Reykjavik a 2-legged tie?
No. It’s a straight knockout match.
The qualifier may be decided in extra time or by a penalty shoot-out if required.
If Celtic beat KR Reykjavik, they’ll advance into the Champions League second qualifying round.
If Celtic lose the match, the Scots will drop into the Europa League second qualifying round.
Celtic have played KR Reykjavik before in the Champions League
The sides met back in 2014 in a Champions League qualifier.
Celtic beat KR Reykjavik 5-0 on aggregate on that occasion.
2020-21 Champions League: See complete first round draw
In total, 34 teams will compete in the first round of the 2020-21 Champions League qualifiers.
Celje v Dundalk
Ferencvaros v Djurgardens
Celtic Glasgow v KR Reykjavik
Legia Warsaw v Linfield / Drita
Sheriff Tiraspol v Fola Esch
Connah’s Quay Nomads v Sarajevo
Crvena zvezda v Europa
Buducnost Podgorica v Ludogorets Razgrad
Ararat-Armenia v Omonia Nicosia
Floriana v CFR Cluj
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Riga
Qarabag v Sileks
Dinamo Tbilisi v Tirana
Dinamo Brest v Astana
Molde v KuPS
Flora Tallinn v Südüva
KI v Slovan Bratislava
2020-21 Champions League: Key dates
First qualifying round: 18/19 August
Second qualifying round: 25/26 August
Third qualifying round: 15/16 September
Play-offs: 22/23 and 29/30 September
Group stage: 20/21 and 27/28 October, 3/4 and 24/25 November, 1/2 and 8/9 December
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