A further aspect that has barely been noticed by Rangers fans and probably Scottish football fans in general is that of Rangers Champions League prospects for next season. That is to say, the hype going back a few months centred around who or what would get that final automatic League phase Champions League spot in the tournament proper. Of course, Scotland had lost its automatic spot, but events have conspired to benefit Rangers, and it now appears very, very likely that the Scottish title winners, if it’s the Famous, will go straight into the Champions League.

How is this? Let Ibrox Noise explain. Put simply, there is one automatic spot left. It is going to the side with the highest coefficient. This is to do with country coefficient and the clubs that have earned them, seeing as the five year rule to do with country coefficient was changed to become club. The criteria is down to the individual club’s own merits and not the country’s own contribution towards the coefficient, because Scotland, of course, in recent years, the contribution as a whole has been absolutely abject, as UEFA explain.

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