Celtic Europa League draw: Bhoys learn 2020-21 group stage opponents and fixtures
The Bhoys were drawn in group H against Italian giants AC Milan
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Your support makes all the difference.Celtic will play AC Milan in the Europa League group stage.
The Bhoys will also play Sparta Prague and Lille in Group H.
The sides last played against each other in 2013, when the Rossoneri won 3-0.
Goals that night, in the Champions League, came from Kaka, Cristian Zapata and Mario Balotelli.
Neil Lennon's side exited the competition at the round of 32 last season - after dropping down after failing to progress from the third qualifying round of the Champions League.
They topped their group against Cluj, Lazio and Rennes, before a 4-2 aggregate defeat to Copenhagen in the knock-out stages.
Groups
A: Roma, Young Boys, Cluj, CSKA Sofia
B: Arsenal, Rapid Vienna, Molde, Dundalk
C: Bayer Leverkusen, Slavia Prague, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Nice
D: Benfica, Standard Liege, Rangers, Lech Poznan
E: PSV, Paok, Granada, Omonoia
F: Napoli, Real Sociedad, AZ, Rijeka
G: Braga, Leicester, AEK Athens, Zorya
H: Celtic, Sparta Prague, AC Milan, Lille
I: Villarreal, Qarabag, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Sivasspor
J: Tottenham, Ludogorets, LASK, Royal Antwerp
K: CSKA Moscow, Dinamo, Feyenoord, Wolfsberger
L: Gent, Red Star, Hoffenheim, Slovan Liberec
Group stage dates
22 October: Group stage, Matchday 1
29 October: Group stage, Matchday 2
5 November: Group stage, Matchday 3
26 November: Group stage, Matchday
3 December: Group stage, Matchday 5
10 December: Group stage, Matchday 6
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