Nottingham Forest advanced to the Europa League finals after Celtic drew with Germany’s Stuttgart and will face Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahce in the play-off round.
Forest finished 13th in the league, having been seeded in Friday’s draw and could have drawn with Rafael Benitez’s Panathinaikos or Fenerbahce.
Sean Dyche’s side will face the latter in the first leg in Istanbul on February 19, followed by the second leg at the City Ground on February 26.
If Forest advance, they will face Denmark’s Midtjylland or Spain’s Real Betis in the last 16.
Celtic, on the other hand, finished 21st and were unseeded due to a draw, so they will play the first leg of the tie against Stuttgart at home.
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Celtic assistant Sean Maloney said the draw with Stuttgart in the first round of the Europa League was “tough” but “fantastic”.
Celtic have been denied a reunion with Ferencvaros manager Robbie Keane after the Hoops drew with the Bundesliga side.
Celtic have faced Stuttgart before, defeating them 5-4 on aggregate in the 2003 UEFA Cup last 16 on their way to the final under Martin O’Neill.
Porto, who defeated them in the final, are one of two teams with a chance of making it to the last 16 this season, the other being Portugal’s Braga.
Europa League complete draw
Tie games will be played on February 19th and February 26th.
Dinamo Zagreb vs Genkubran vs Bolognar Ludogorets vs Ferencvaros Celtic vs Stuttgart Panathinaikos vs Viktoria Plzen Fenerbahce vs Nottingham Forest PAOK vs Celta Vigorir vs Red Star Belgrade
