Celtic land double coefficient slapdown as Rangers burden made clear amid £70m Champions League jeopardy
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic have been blamed for the run in Europe that has seen Fiorentina emerge as the only side that can rescue Scotland's top 10 coefficient spot.It's the Scots vs the Czech Republic for the final spot in the top 10 which guarantees a Champions League spot for the top flight winners up to 2025/26 - which Celtic have enjoyed for the last two campaigns after claiming the Scottish Premiership title.
But Rangers' defeat to Benfica on Thursday has put certainty over the group stage spot in major jeopardy with Scotland now unable to add any more points going forward.
With Viktoria Plzen reaching the Europa Conference League quarter-finals, any positive result for the Czechs against the Serie A outfit would see Scotland drop out of the 10 best performing nations in the UEFA rankings.
And Record columnist Tam McManus was hovering over the panic button with Scotland's spot for automatic qualification for Europe's elite competition hanging by a thread.
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