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Josh McCafferty

How Premiership title win has guaranteed Celtic 10 European games next season

Celtic are guaranteed at least 10 European games next season. 

It comes after Brendan Rodgers' men wrapped up the title against Dundee United at Tannadice this afternoon. 

Now Scottish Premiership winners for the fourth consecutive year, Celtic will enter next season's Champions League at the play-off stage. 


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That will be a two-legged tie, and if they win, they will gain entry to the Champions League's league phase, in which they will play at least eight matches. 

Alternatively, should Celtic lose the play-off, they will drop into the league phase of the Europa League, where they would also play at least eight matches. 

Therefore, regardless of whether Rodgers' side wins their two-legged Champions League play-off, they will play eight league phase games in continental competition next season, and thus at least 10 European matches throughout the campaign

The recent Premiership title win is Rodgers' fourth in charge of Celtic. 

Indeed, he has now won as many leagues in his second stint in Glasgow's east end as he did the first time around. 

The champions of Scotland are just one game away from achieving a much-sought-after treble after today's result. 

Indeed, Celtic face Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden next month as they look to complete a domestic clean sweep once more. 

Before that, they still have four more league games to play out, with a hotly anticipated Glasgow derby against Rangers at Ibrox next up on the agenda. 

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