Ange Postecoglou will be enjoying some time off at the moment.
The Celtic hero guided Tottenham Hotspur to the Europa League final against Manchester United in May and won 1-0 to lift the coveted trophy.
It was Tottenham’s first major silverware success since 2008, but it wasn’t enough for Postecoglou to remain in post.
Daniel Levy sacked Ange after Spurs endured their worst ever Premier League campaign, finishing a lowly 17th in the table.
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Postecoglou’s verdict on Rangers vs Panathinaikos
Since then, Ange has been at the cricket in London and back home in Australia. He’s also been in Greece to promote the country’s Super League.
And when doing so, he was asked to deliver his verdict on Rangers facing Panathinaikos in the Champions League qualifiers next month.
Ange complimented Rangers and their success in Europe in recent years, but managed to squeeze in a dig about Celtic being stronger domestically than the Ibrox side.
Per Glasgow Times, he said: “I would say that Rangers are always strong in European competition. But Greek teams have been doing well too for the past couple of years.
“Rangers are behind Celtic in Scotland, but they always impress in European football.
“But of course I hope that Panathinaikos and AEK Athens both do well in the qualifying rounds in their competitions and go as far as they can.”
When do Celtic play their Champions League play-off?
Unfortunately for the Hoops, winning last season’s Premiership wasn’t enough to qualify directly into the Champions League league phase.
That’s because Scotland have slipped down the UEFA coefficient country rankings and Celtic need to get through a play-off first.
Celtic are in the seeded Champions Path and the draw is on August 4. The first and second legs will be played on either August 19/20 and 26/27 respectively.
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