Celtic will play Spanish side Levante in their first ever Champions League match and if they can get through that they will face the winners of the match between FC Minsk and Rosenborg for a place in the Champions League group stages.
The two mini-group semi final matches will be played on 18 August with the final on 21 August.
On paper this looks like an outstanding draw for Fran Alonso’s exciting young Celtic side. This is the club’s first every involvement in the Women’s Champions League so Celtic are a few decades behind in getting our act together in the women’s game. That seems to have happened last season with the Spanish manager really taking Celtic up to another level and running 14 times winners of the SWPL Glasgow City were close for the title, taking it to the last day.
This is the first season that Scotland has two sides in the Champions League and Glasgow City has enjoyed considerable success in the competition which this year seems a massive jump in prize money – up to £40m – and exposure with every match in the competition this season available as free to watch on You Tube.
COYGIG.
🌍 #CelticFC Women have been drawn in Group 3 in the #UWCL Round One
🏴 Celtic
🇪🇸 Levante
🇧🇾 Dinamo Minsk
🇳🇴 RosenborgWe will face Levante in semi-final 1 on Wednesday 18 August.
Group final and third place play-off on Saturday 21 August. Group venue TBC. 🗓️ pic.twitter.com/87E8NdU3u6
— Celtic FC Women (@CelticFCWomen) July 2, 2021
History has been made today as @CelticFCWomen start their European adventure in Spain 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/0IkBBL6ErW
— Cynic Women (@CynicWomen) July 2, 2021
