Celtic will play Stuttgart and Nottingham Forest will face Fenerbahce in two-legged play-offs to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.
Martin O’Neill’s side could also have been drawn against Hungarian club Ferencvaros, managed by Robbie Keane, but will instead face the Bundesliga club.
The first leg will be at Celtic Park and the winners of the tie will play either Porto – who defeated O’Neill’s side in the 2003 Uefa Cup final – or another Portuguese side Braga in the last 16.
They beat Stuttgart in that run to the final and O’Neill’s now assistant Shaun Maloney scored in the 5-4 aggregate win 23 years ago.
“Great tie,” Maloney said. “We’ve got a few games before that, but it’s something to look forward to for sure.
“It was a while ago [when I scored against Stuttgart]. I remember hanging on for dear life in the away leg.
“It’ll be tough. It’s a brilliant game, brilliant for our supporters.”
Forest, whose alternative tie was against Greek side Panathinaikos, will play Midtjylland or Real Betis if they progress past the Turkish club.
The play-off games will take place on 19 and 26 February.
Celtic booked their spot in the play-offs with a 4-2 win against Utrecht which secured 21st place in the league phase table.
Forest won 4-0 against Ferencvaros in their final league game to finish 13th and earn a home tie in the second leg of the play-off.
The top eight teams from the league phase – Lyon, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Real Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg and Roma – have all qualified for the last 16.
The 2026 Europa League final will take place on 20 May at Besiktas Park in Istanbul, Turkey.
Europa League play-off draw
Ludogorets v Ferencvaros
Panathinaikos v Viktoria Plzen
GNK Dinamo v Genk
PAOK v Celta
Celtic v Stuttgart
Fenerbahce v Nottingham Forest
SK Brann v Bologna
Lille v Red Star Belgrade
