Celtic or Linfield could face Dundalk in Champions League qualifier

Celtic will play Irish side Dundalk or Norwegian club Rosenborg in the third qualifying round for the Champions League if they beat Linfield.

Brendan Rodgers' side take on Linfield in Belfast on Friday night in the first leg of their second-round qualifier, but now know they could face another local tie in the third stage should they get past their Northern Irish opponents.

Dundalk or Rosenborg will host the first leg of the third round against either Celtic or Linfield on either July 25 or 26, before a return leg at either Celtic or Windsor Park on August 1 or 2.

All British and Irish sides involved were picked out from the seeded pot of the 'champions route' draw, which involved the 17 winners of the second qualifying round ties, along with the champions from the three highest-ranked associations that do not qualify for an automatic group place (Czech Republic, Greece and Romania).

The stand-out tie of the round sees French side Nice, with former Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli in their ranks, taking on four-time winners Ajax of Holland.

Champions League third qualifying round draw:

Slavia Prague vs BATE/Alashkert

Spartaks Jurmala/Astana vs IFK Mariehamn/Legia Warsaw

Zrinjski/Maribor vs Hafnarfjordur/Vikingur

Zilina/Copenhagen vs Malmo/Vardar

Linfield/Celtic vs Dundalk/Rosenborg

Hapoel Beer-Sheva/Honved vs Zalgiris Vilnius/Ludogorets

Viitorul vs APOEL/ Dudelange

Hibernians/Salzburg vs Rijeka/TNS

Qarabag/Samtredia vs Sheriff/Kukesi

Partizan/Buducnost Podgorica vs Olympiacos

FCSB vs Viktoria Plzen

Nice vs Ajax

Dynamo Kyiv vs Young Boys

AEK Athens vs CSKA Moskva

Club Brugge vs Istanbul Basaksehir