Helsingborg final Champions League hurdle

Celtic will play Swedish champions Helsingborg IF in the Champions League play-off round later this month.  Helsingborg eliminated Polish champions Slask Wroclaw in the last round, winning 0-3 in the first leg in Poland, but our man in Poland assures me Slask were one of the weakest Polish champions in recent season and have lost several players over the close season.  Helsingborg also eliminated The New Saints (you thought you knew British football) from Wales in the second qualification round.

Although like all sensible Northern European leagues, the Swedes are midseason, this is a straightforward proposition for Celtic, who will be slight favourites to qualify for the Champions League group stage.