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Champions League: Manchester United’s possible play-off opponents

Last season’s quarter-finalists Monaco are among the clubs that could be drawn against Manchester United in Friday’s Champions League draw
  
  

Rapid Vienna
Rapid Vienna players celebrate their shock victory against Ajax. Photograph: United Photos/Reuters

Club Brugge

2014-15: Belgian League runners-up; Europa League quarter-finals

Michel Preud’homme’s team fell short in their domestic championship play-offs last season as the burden of competing on three fronts took its toll

CSKA Moscow

2014-15: Russian League runners-up; Champions League group stage

CSKA have won their first three domestic league games and their spirits will be high after coming from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Sparta Prague in the last round

Lazio

2014-15: Italian League third place

Lazio reached the Coppa Italia final last term as well as sealing a top-three league position. The finishing instincts of the veteran Miroslav Klose, last season’s top scorer, remain a threat

Monaco

2014-15: French League third place; Champions League quarter-finals

Leonardo Jardim’s side have elite Champions League experience and hammered Young Boys 7-1 on aggregate in the last round

Rapid Vienna

2014-15: Austrian League runners-up; Europa League play-off round

Rapid pulled off the surprise of the previous round when they knocked out Ajax but they lack experience at this level

Celtic could face either Skenderbeu Korce from Albania, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel), Astana (Kazakhstan), Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) or Malmo (Sweden)

The draw for the Champions League and Europa League takes place today in Nyon. Eurosport, 11am

 

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