What can Celtic expect from Alashkert in the Champions League qualifying round one?
Alashkert won their league by six points last season and only missed out on a double on penalties, when they were beaten in the Armenian cup final by Gandsazar. In Varuzhan Sukiasyan, they have a former Amenian national manager in the dugout.
The club have seen steady success since moving to Yerevan in 2013 from their previous home, Martuni; winning the Armenian Supercup in 2016 and three successive league titles.
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Knocked out St Johnstone
Their first appearance in Europe came during the 2015/16 season, when they were paired with St Johnstone in the Europa League. Having deservedly beaten Saints 1-0 at home, an away goal at McDiarmid Park was enough to secure a famous aggregate victory over Tommy Wright's men.
In truth, St Johnstone should have progressed and only had themselves to blame for not doing so, having gone a goal ahead in Perth and seen the Armenian side reduced to ten men with 25 minutes to play.
Alashkert showed a resilience and a ruthlessness that Saints did not, however, and scored a crucial away goal 17 minutes from the end to seal their progress.
Although St Johnstone scored again to win on the night, they couldn't force a third to take them through.
Alashkert's qualifying track record
While they were knocked out by Kazakhstan side Kairat Almaty in the following round, Alashkert have found their feet at a higher level since.
In last year's Champions League qualifiers, they dispatched Andorran side FC Santa Coloma in the first qualifying round and held experienced European campaigners BATE Borisov 1-1 in Belarus before losing 3-1 at home.
Celtic will deservedly travel to Armenia as strong favourites, but they'll face a side with the ability to make things difficult.
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Hide AdTogether with a long flight and a pitch which won't necessarily suit Celtic's passing style, the draw has not been quite as favourable to the Scottish champions as it might have been.
Written by Andy Harrow