The European football governing body, UEFA, announced the draw for the 2026-2027 Europa League season, which involves the Scottish club Celtic, featuring Egyptian professional player Heitham Hassan.
Celtic had been eliminated from the Champions League playoff after a crushing 5-1 defeat to Austria's LASK in Austria.
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The Europa League format is based on a league phase, with 36 teams participating in a single table. Each team plays 8 matches against 8 different opponents, with 4 home and 4 away games. The top 8 teams qualify directly for the Round of 16.
Teams finishing in positions 9 to 24 will enter a playoff via two-legged ties to complete the number of teams advancing to the Round of 16, while the remaining teams are eliminated from the competition.
Heitham Hassan joined Celtic this summer from Real Oviedo, playing only 26 minutes across two matches without scoring a goal or providing an assist.
Celtic's matches in the 2026/27 Europa League league phase
Celtic will host France's Marseille, Hungary's Ferencváros, Spain's Celta Vigo, and Turkey's Besiktas at home.
Away, they will face Portugal's Benfica, Belgium's Union, Cyprus's Omonia, and Portugal's Tondela.
