With Bodo/Glimt being drawn out the hat as Celtic's opposition for the Europa Conference League play-off round, it brings with it a trip to Europe’s most northerly top-flight professional football club.

Situated in the Arctic Circle, they have shocked Norwegian football by winning the past two top-flight titles, with the most recent success confirmed on Sunday.

This season - their first venture into European group-stage football - has been successful with impressive results against Roma, defeating Jose Mourinho’s side 6-1 at home and drawing in the Italian capital.

Growing in neighbouring Sweden, Carl Starfelt knows about Bodo/Glimt more than most and he has kept a close eye on their rise from relegation in 2016 to back-to-back title wins.

Speaking to the official Celtic website, he said: “It’s a tough draw. I’ve some friends playing in the Norwegian League, so I’ve been following them and I know it’s a very good team that has done very good over the past two seasons.

“They like to play a bit like ourselves, with lots of possession and a very high press. They have a lot of energy and like attacking football, so it will be an interesting tie with both teams trying to dominate the ball.

'They’ve had some good games in Europe against Roma, so it will be a tough game.'

“They have an artificial pitch, but I think that can suit us as in Scandinavia at that time of the year you play on either very bad grass or artificial, so I will take that option.”

With the Norwegian league finished, Bodo/Glimt will be in their pre-season when travelling to Celtic Park for the first leg in February.

After a promising Europa League campaign that ended with the Hoops collecting nine points, Starfelt is excited to have more European football to look forward to after the turn of the year“We’re very excited to go into the Conference League,” he said. “It’s a new competition and you don’t know too much about it but you can see from the teams left that it’s a big one.

“We’re looking forward to it and hopefully we can progress as far as possible.”

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Carl Starfelt: Bodo/Glimt will be a tough test in the Europa Conference League