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Celtic handed extremely tough Champions League draw

Published 17:56 25 Aug 2016 BST

Updated 17:58 25 Aug 2016 BST

Robert Redmond
Celtic handed extremely tough Champions League draw

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Celtic have been handed a very tough draw in the Champions League group stages.

The Scottish side, who have reached this stage of the competition for the first time since 2013, were in Pot 4, and will face Barcelona, Manchester City and  Borussia Mönchengladbach. Premier League champions Leicester City were in Pot 1 alongside the cream of European football, such as Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. The Foxes were drawn in a group alongside Porto, Club Brugge and F.C. Copenhagen. Arsenal were in Pot 2 and will face Paris Saint-Germain, FC Basel and Bulgarian side Ludogorets. Tottenham Hotspur, who were in Pot 3, will play their Champions League games at Wembley, and have been drawn alongside CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and AS Monaco. Here's the draw in full: Group A Paris Saint-Germain Arsenal FC Basel Ludogorets Group B Benfica Napoli Dynamo Kyiv Beşiktaş Group C Barcelona Manchester City Borussia Mönchengladbach Celtic Group D Bayern Munich Atlético Madrid PSV Eindhoven FC Rostov Group E CSKA Moskow Bayer Leverkusen Tottenham Hotspur AS Monaco Group F Real Madrid Borussia Dortmund Sporting Lisbon Legia Warsaw Group G Leicester City Porto Club Brugge F.C. Copenhagen Group H Juventus Sevilla Lyon Dinamo Zagreb
Celtic handed extremely tough Champions League draw