Done deal:Rangers secures a £70 million Champions League comeback as Scotland risks losing their group stage ticket to rising Czech Republic

Done deal:Rangers secures a £70 million Champions League comeback as Scotland risks losing their group stage ticket to rising Czech Republic

Done deal:Rangers secures a £70 million Champions League comeback as Scotland risks losing their group stage ticket to rising Czech Republic

Scotland has barely moved up to the top 10 in UEFA’s coefficient rankings following Sparta’s victory over Galatasaray.

The Czech Republic’s ascent up UEFA’s coefficient rankings threatens to jeopardize the guaranteed position in the Champions League

group stage.

Rangers is the final representative in the Scottish Premiership as they await their opponent in the Europa League last 16 as they battle

to stay in the top 10 before results from past seasons are subtracted. The Czechs, on the other hand, now have THREE teams

competing in Europe after Sparta Prague pulled off a stunning comeback to defeat Galatasaray 6-4 overall and advance as an unseeded

team to the round of 16. Despite facing each other at the group stage, the two could be brought together, which would create an

intriguing subplotAlong with their city rivals Slavia, Sparta participated in Thursday’s draw; Viktoria Plzen is still waiting to hear from

their Europa Conference League opponents. According to Scotland’s coefficient, the last-gasp comeback, which saw Sparta score twice

in the final ten minutes, saw 0.75 added to the Czech Republic’s coefficient total, putting them at 35.3 points in 11th position, while

Scotland’s total was just 35.85 in 10th place.

In UEFA’s coefficient standings, Scotland is still within the top 10.

The three Czech teams had already warned the Scots to beware after three group games, collecting 19 of the 27 group stage points

available. In contrast, Premiership teams Celtic, Aberdeen, and Rangers managed a pitiful six points from their efforts throughout the

three European championships.

The champs would suffer a severe hit if Scotland were to fall outside of the top 10. The SPFL champions of this season will

automatically qualify for the 2024–2025 Champions League season.

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