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Thu 08 Aug 2001Champions League challengers learn their taskCeltic were today rewarded for their first ever qualification for the group stages of the Champions League by being pitted against Italian giants Juventus. Marcello Lippi’s men, bolstered by the summer recruitment of Lillian Thuram and Gianluigi Buffon, undoubtedly represent the strongest threat to Celtic, who can confidently claim to be at least the equal of other group members Porto and Rosenborg.While Kyiv appear to be on the wane, Dortmund are intent on emulating their 1997 success in the Champions League and, having bought stars such as Jan Koller, Tomas Rosicky, and Amoruso, have begun their domestic season in devastating fashion. Odds on a 0-0 draw will be very short when Gerard Houllier's troops travel to the home of Boavista, whose great strength is their defensive stubbornness.