Supporters of Wolverhampton Wanderers have claimed that they would like the Old Gold to be drawn against Celtic in the first knockout round of the Europa League.
Following the conclusion of the Europa League group stages, which saw Nuno Espirito Santo’s side finish unseeded due to their second-place finish (per BBC), Tim Spiers posted the list of sides the Old Gold could potentially be drawn against (via Tim Spiers).
With Gargantuan names such as Ajax and Inter Milan available to be drawn against, the Molineux faithful aired, in the majority, that they would like to be drawn against Celtic.
Wolves will be drawn against one of these teams in the last 32
Ajax
Inter Milan
Benfica
RB Salzburg
Sevilla
Malmo
Espanyol
Basel
LASK
Celtic
Porto
Gent
BasaksehirDraw on Monday, 12pm
— Tim Spiers (@TimSpiers) December 12, 2019
Celtic plz
— Matty Britnell (@MattyBritnell) December 12, 2019
Bring on Celtic……
— Chris Maiden (@ChrisMaiden11) December 12, 2019
Celtic would do nicely.
— Paul Lindsay (@Paullindsay69) December 12, 2019
Would you rather that Wolves got an easier or more interesting first knockout tie?Easier
Interesting
Happy either way
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The last time that the Old Gold were drawn against an opponent in a knockout round of the Europa League was in 1980, in the then-named UEFA Cup, when they lost 3-2 on aggregate over two legs against PSV Eindhoven in round one (via 11vs11).
Despite having another Dutch club to choose from like their last opponent, in Ajax, Wolves supporters were clear on their opposition of choice.
Celtic 30 min on train for me, Parkhead on a European night is fantastic. I’d love it for Wolves to stuff em so I can rib my Celtic mates/family.
Or Ajax down to Newcastle and ferry to Amsterdam only down side mrs would want to go
Honestly don’t care as in dreamland— steve berridge (@Scotwolf2Steve) December 12, 2019
Celtic please
— Rob™ (@1robfarmer) December 12, 2019
Celtic, love to hammer em….
— kev1965 (@kjwebb1965) December 12, 2019
What do we think?
Looking at the list of potential opponents, Celtic offer at the tougher end of the spectrum, however, as one supporter mentioned, whoever they are drawn against they will still be in dreamland.