«Shakhter» to play with «Celtic» in Champions League play-off

The first game will take place in Astana on 20 - 21 of August and the second on 27-28 the same month in Scotland.

Celtic is a Scottish football club from the city of Glasgow, which plays in the Scottish Premier League.

The club is supported by the Catholic population of Glasgow as opposed to "Rangers" club, which is considered as Protestant. The two clubs are collectively known as the Old Firm. Celtic emblem embodies a four-leaf clover, lucky symbol of Ireland, which is depicted in traditional green and white colors, clearly indicating the origin of the club, founded by Irish-Catholic immigrants. The traditional uniform of the players, which has not changed since its inception, are green and white striped shirts, white shorts and white socks. The home stadium of the FC is "Celtic Park" capable to hold 60,832 fans.