UEFA have announced changes to next seasons Champions League qualifiers and they will have huge ramifications for Celtic.

Every qualifier apart from the play-off will be a one off tie and whether you’re home or away will be luck of the draw unless UEFA allow seeded teams to be at home.

This means THREE of Celtic qualifiers will be a one-off winner takes all one leg tie.

If they manage to get to the play-off round it will go to home and away.

Here are the qualifier dates set out by UEFA this afternoon:

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

These qualifiers would take place after the start of the SPFL season as oppose to before them like normally happens. Celtic could be in a better place to tackle these fixtures. However, if you remember the horror of Lincoln Red Imps – under this scenario, Celtic would have gone out.