Uefa today said no decision has yet been made regarding what would happen in the event of Fenerbahce, who have former Premier League players Raul Meireles, Joseph Yobo, Emre Belozoglu and Dirk Kuyt in their ranks, winning the tie and losing their CAS appeal.
While the CAS decision will leave a cloud hanging over the encounter, Arsenal will need no reminding that they were on the losing side when they faced Turkish opposition earlier this month, with Didier Drogba's double giving Galatasaray a 2-1 win in north London in a pre-season friendly.
It will be a long first-leg trip for Wenger's men, while Celtic find themselves in an identical position as they will travel to the Shakhtyor Stadium before welcoming their opponents to Celtic Park a week later.
The Hoops, who reached the last-16 of the Champions League last season, were given a testing time in the third qualifying round, coming through 1-0 on aggregate, with Kris Commons' goal in the first leg in Glasgow separating the sides over the course of the 180 minutes.
Yet they will still be buoyed by memories of their last campaign in Europe, where they beat Barcelona in the group stages on a memorable evening at Celtic Park before bowing out to Juventus.
It proved a lucrative run for the Glasgow side, who will now face a team with no European pedigree, aiming to reach a main-draw stage for the first time against a club who won the old European Cup in 1967.
Shakhter landed the Kazakh league title in 2012 but their form in 2013 has been shaky. They ended the regular season in third place, behind Aktobe and Astana, and are heading into the championship round of the domestic campaign.
The standout tie of the round features PSV Eindhoven against AC Milan.
The Dutch outfit were winners of the European Cup in the 1987-88 season, while Milan are seven times European champions and will be favourites to progress.
The Champions League play-off draw is as follows:
Dinamo Zagreb v FK Austria Vienna
Ludogorets v Basle
Plzen v Maribor
Shakhtyor Karaganda v Celtic
Steaua Bucuresti v Legia Warsaw
Lyon v Real Sociedad
Schalke 04 v FC Metalist Kharkiv
Pacos Ferreira v Zenit St Petersburg
PSV v AC Milan
Fenerbahce v Arsenal
Ties to be played 20/21 and 27/28 August
(Edited by Giles Mole)
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