Celtic are in tomorrow’s Scottish League Cup second round draw, with the group stage set to conclude after a dramatic summer of action.
A total of 16 teams will be in the hat as the Bhoys find out who is first up as opponents in their bid to defend the trophy won last season.
Ange Postecoglou’s Bhoys beat Hibernian in a December Hampden final as part of a superb league and cup double.
The draw for this year’s tournament will take place on Sunday, immediately following Aberdeen’s fixture against Raith Rovers, which is being broadcast on Premier Sports 1 from 3pm.
Celtic are seeded for the draw, meaning there’ll be no match against Rangers, Hearts, Dundee United or Motherwell in this early round. Arbroath and Dundee have also qualified from the groups as seeds.
It means our opponents could be one of Annan Athletic, Falkirk, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock, Livingston or Partick Thistle.
However, two of Ross County, Queen Of The South, Aberdeen or Raith Rovers could also end up on the unseeded side of the draw depending on tomorrow’s result.
Three Premiership sides have already been eliminated with St Johnstone, Hibernian and St Mirren all ousted.
Celtic’s second round fixture, whoever it is against, is due to take place on the midweek of 30th and 31st August.
Should the Bhoys be successful in that one, then the quarter-finals will occur in October before the semis in January and a big final next February 26th.
The usual timeline has been shifted for one season only due to the upcoming World Cup.
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