And Rangers' conquerers Kaunas will face the winner of the second-round match between Aalborg and Modrica.
He was speaking after Celtic crashed out of European competition with Wednesday's 2-1 defeat by Aalborg.
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Ex-Denmark Under-21 stopper Nielsen, 29, who joins from Aalborg, had a brief spell with Millwall in the 1990s.
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The 25-year-old will arrive in Scotland on Friday having participated in Kaunas' third round qualifier against Danish side Aalborg.
Aalborg keeper Karim Zaza's clearance ricocheted off Ronaldo straight to Berbatov, but he shot wide of an open goal.
"We had a penalty at home against Aalborg and (if we score) we win the game and that's three points, " he added.
That could have opened the floodgates for City, given that Aalborg were still looking nervous and giving the ball away far too often.
McClaren may not be the only coach returning to his native country as former Arsenal boss Bruce Rioch could be taking Danish champions Aalborg to Rangers.
Living in the city of Aalborg, he was involved in a youth club, where he became a role model for others, former club worker Nuuradiin Hussein said.
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Aalborg had arrived in Manchester on the back of a 16-game unbeaten run that included a thumping 6-1 win over Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna in the last round.
The game followed a similar pattern after the break, with City fashioning the better chances and Aalborg committing plenty of men forward in the hope of snatching an away goal.
But a wonderful free-kick by Nerijus Radzius before half-time and a late Linas Pilibaitis header from a corner put Kaunas through to the final Champions League qualifier against Aalborg of Denmark.
To their credit, Aalborg continued to come forward and Thomas Augustinssen went close to pulling a goal back when he curled his shot agonisingly wide from the edge of the area.
The speed at which City launched their attacks was still causing Aalborg problems, however, and Zaza had to deny Richards from a tight angle after Robinho's precise pass found the full-back rampaging down the right.
Sir Alex Ferguson rotated his side ahead of the Champions League trip to Aalborg in midweek but it was Bolton - with Johan Elmander operating as a lone striker - who took the game to United.
United are now sitting pretty at the top of Group E and on course to qualify for the knockout stages, but Villarreal's win against Aalborg leaves Celtic with an uphill task to emerge from the group phase.
But it will be interesting to note whether Strachan sticks to the unsuccessful 4-4-2, or opts for the 4-5-1 formation, in the knowledge that a trip to Denmark to face Aalborg, later in the group, offers the best chance to banish those ubiquitous away day blues.
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