‘Will take that’: Celtic fans react to Champions League draw

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Celtic have today learned who they will face in the next round of the Champions League should they progress.

The Hoops will face either CFR Cluj of Romania or Maccabi Tel-Aviv of Isreal should they defeat Nomme Kalju of Estonia.

Celtic were knocked out at the Third Qualifying Round last season, losing 3-2 on aggregate to AEK Athens.

One of Neil Lennon’s tasks for 2019/20 will be to improve the Hoops in Europe and qualifying for the group stages would be huge.

The draw has thrown up a favourable fixture for the Hoops regardless of who they should face.

Nomme Kalju must be defeated first but it would be considered a major shock if Lennon’s men were to lose that contest.

Celtic defeated FK Sarajevo in the First Qualifying Round, but they will want to raise the bar in terms of performance moving forward.

Cluj have won one and drawn one of their first two fixtures during 2019/20.

The top-flight in Israel hasn’t commenced yet but Tel-Aviv qualified by romping to the title last season.

Following the latest Champions League draw, Celtic fans have taken to Twitter to have their say on their potential next opponents.

Here is a selection of tweets from the Celtic faithful in the aftermath of this morning’s draw:

https://twitter.com/MuiryCeltic/status/1153245716841713665

https://twitter.com/martindarby7/status/1153254089041567745

https://twitter.com/callmejustsean/status/1153249575416807424

https://twitter.com/SensationSincV2/status/1153245762119229440

https://twitter.com/Stevyspear/status/1153254872432676865