Celtic Europa League draw: Hoops get Zenit in last-32
CELTIC will face Zenit in the last-32 stage of the Europa League.
The Hoops have never taken on the Russian Premier League side, coached by Roberto Mancini, before.
Celtic were handed a place in the knockout stages of this season's competition having finished third in their Champions League group.
Brendan Rodger's men collected fewer points than Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich in Group B, but crucially had a better goal difference than Anderlecht.
Zenit, meanwhile, topped Europa League Group L ahead of Real Sociedad.
Mancini’s team are top scorers in the competition this term, finding the net 17 times in six group stage games.
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Celtic could have been drawn against any club that finished as winner of their Europa League group.
They could have been pitted against a team that dropped out of the Champions League despite the fact they shared that route into the tournament.
The first leg against Zenit takes place at Celtic Park on Thursday February 15.
The return leg sees Celtic visit the Krestovsky Stadium a week later.
