Monaco draws Fenerbahce in Champions League qualifier; Ajax gets PAOK
Paris - Former Champions League finalist Monaco faces a tricky third qualifying round tie against Turkey's Fenerbahce after the draw was made in Nyon on Friday.
Monaco, beaten 3-0 by Jose Mourinho's Porto in the 2004 final, finished third in Ligue 1 last season, while Fenerbahce came second to Besiktas in the Turkish top flight.
Ex-Manchester United strikers Radamel Falcao and Robin van Persie could line up against each other after the former returned to Monaco in the close season following unsuccessful loan spells at Old Trafford and then Chelsea.
Four-time European champion Ajax was drawn against PAOK of Greece, with 2009 UEFA Cup winner Shakhtar Donetsk taking on Switzerland's Young Boys and Anderlecht playing surprise Russian Premier League runner-up Rostov.
Celtic must recover from a shock 1-0 defeat to Gibraltar part-timers Lincoln Red Imps in the first leg of its second-round qualifier to keep its Champions League hopes alive.
Brendan Rodgers' side will face the winner between Zalgiris Vilnius and Astana should Celtic overturn its one-goal deficit in next week's return fixture in Glasgow.
Third-round ties will be played July 26-27 and August 2-3, with the winners advancing to the play-off round - the final qualifying phase before the group stage.
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