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PEP'S EURO QUEST BEGINS

Champions League draw: Manchester City begin Euro campaign against Steaua Bucharest

Buckle up as twice-winner Pep Guardiola takes his new club on latest adventure against Romanians

PEP GUARDIOLA'S European adventure with Manchester City begins with a preliminary Champions League tie against Romaniam side Steaua Bucharest.

Celtic drew Israeli Premier Legaue outfit Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
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Pep Guardiola is ready to make his Champions League debut with Manchester CityCredit: Reuters

Beer-Sheva.

City finished fourth in the Premier League and so must earn their place in the lucrative group stage, as new boss Guardiola, twice a Champions League winner with Barcelona and Bayern Munich, looks to go one better than last season's semi-final run under Manuel Pellegrini.

In the other side of Friday's draw, Celtic were handed a tie against Israeli side Hapoel Beer-Sheva.
Brendan Rodgers' side beat Kazakh team Astana in the third qualifying round.
Dundalk are aiming to become the first team from the Republic of Ireland to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League and will face Legia Warsaw of Poland.

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Brendan Rodgers takes Celtic to Isreal in Champions League play-off tieCredit: Reuters

The Lilywhites produced a shock victory over BATE Borisov to secure a shot at reaching Europe's elite club competition.

Today's draw was made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The first legs will be played on August 16/17, with the returns taking place on August 23/24.

Full UEFA Chanpions League play-off draw: Ludogorets v Plzen, Celtic v Hapoel Beer Sheva, FC KCopenhagen v Apoel Nicosia, Dundalk v Legia Warsaw, Dinamo Zagreb v FC Red Bull Salzburg, Steaua Bucharest v Man City, FC Porto v Roma, Ajax v Rostov, Young Boys v Borussia M'gladbach, Villarreal v Monaco.

 

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