'Some big games' - Celtic face Benfica & Hearts meet Salah's Trabzonspor

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Celtic will meet Benfica and Marseille in the Europa League while Hearts will take on Mo Salah's Trabzonspor and Monaco in the Conference League.Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, who fell into the Europa League after surrendering a four-goal lead against LASK in the Champions League play-off tie earlier this week, will also play Celta Vigo, Besiktas, Omonia, Union SG and Torreense.Hearts, who lost in Champions and Europa League qualifying but defeated Rapid Vienna on penalties in the Conference League play-off, have fixtures with Borac, Nordsjaelland, Pafos and Thun.Celtic play their first Europa League fixture next month, with Hearts starting their league phase campaign in October."When you have a draw like this, you know you're going to play some really nice games against really good sides," said Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken."You play Europe, so we will put everything in it. It's always nice to play there, so we'll see."Manager Martin O'Neill said Celtic's Europa League fixtures were "something to look for"."Some really big game there," he added.In the Europa League, each of the 36 teams will play eight different teams, four at home and four away, in the league phase.The teams who finish in the top eight will automatically qualify for the round of 16, while those who finish between ninth and 24th will face off in a two-legged knockout tie in the play-off round.Teams who finish 25th and below will be eliminated from the competition and will not be able to drop into any other European competitions.In the Conference League, the format is slightly different, as all 36 teams play only six games, three at home and three away, in the league phase.In terms of qualifying for the next round, however, it is the same format as the Europa League, with the top eight progressing to the last 16, while teams who finish between ninth and 24th enter the play-offs.The knockout rounds for both competitions take place from February, with the Europa League final on 26 May and the Conference League final on 2 June.