Athens Awaits – Celtic’s Potential Blockbuster Champions League Showdown

Celtic will face Greek side AEK Athens in the Champions League third qualifying if they beat Rosenborg over two legs this coming week.

The first leg of the third qualifying round is scheduled to be played on 7 August, with the return tie on 14 August.

The Greek Champions will provide a stern test for any club and should Celtic get there it’s sure to be a mouth watering tie.

Of all the teams in the next round, Athens were probably one of the harder sides Celtic could have come up against.

Here is some early reaction on social media.

23. AEK Athens

Recent results

15/16 – Did not qualify
16/17 – (EL) Lost to Saint-Etienne
17/18 – (CL) Lost to CSKA Moscow. (EL) Beat Brugge in the playoff. Finished 2nd in a group of Milan, Rijeka & Austria Vienna – 5 draws and a win. Lost L32 game to Dynamo Kyiv.

— Moravcik67 (@Moravcik67_) July 22, 2018

AEK Athens is a difficult tie. Just hope we manage to progress against Rosenborg. Surely if anything we must be looking to get a defender in now given how the draw has panned out.

— Sybaris Ali (@SybarisAli) July 23, 2018