Celtic draw Benfica, Hearts face Trabzonspor in Europe

Scottish clubs learn their European league-phase opponents after dramatic qualifying campaigns.

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What happened. Celtic and Hearts discovered their league-phase opponents in the Europa League and Conference League respectively, with Celtic facing Benfica and Marseille, and Hearts taking on Trabzonspor and Monaco.

• Celtic dropped into Europa League after losing Champions League play-off to LASK.
• Hearts reached Conference League by beating Rapid Vienna on penalties.
• Celtic's first Europa League game is next month; Hearts start in October.

Both clubs will play eight (Celtic) or six (Hearts) games in the new league phase, with top-eight teams advancing automatically.

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