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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 subplot.

In Thursday’s draw,

Sparta was joined by Slavia,

their city rivals,

while Viktoria Plzen is awaiting their fate in the Europa Conference League.

According to Scotland’s coefficient,

the last-minute comeback by Sparta,

which saw two goals in the final ten minutes,

saw 0.75 added to their coefficient total,

putting them in 11th position with 35.3 points,

while Scotland’s total was just 35.85, placing them in 10th place.

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