Celtic's online community mocked Rangers leaning pundits and the club's fans over one particular despair. It was lamented that their bitter rivals would cash in on the Ibrox side's continental exploits being responsible for Scotland's top-flight winners gaining direct entry into the Champions League group stages again. The contention was wrong. In the five-year period from 2016 to 2020-21, Celtic collected 34 points, which was more than Rangers. In the first few years, the club didn't compete in Europe and only just earned promotion from the Championship. Those promoting the returns for the national game were simply jumping the gun. The title winners of Scotland's upcoming top flight campaign will go straight into the playoffs. Rangers efforts in cross-border competition are central to the fact. It would be said that they would be, when Giovanni van Bronckhorst's team progressed all the way to the final. Rangers' five-year coefficients points total would surpass that of Celtic in the same period, even if they had exited at the last 16 stage. Rangers tally of 50.250 is in a different area than Celtic's tally of 33 points during the same time period. In part, it must be said, because in that period they had two campaigns in the European competition, where wins are harder to come by. Celtic have only won one game in the blue riband competition in the past 12 outings. The Ibrox side is currently ranked 34th in Europe, while their fiercest foes are one of five clubs in joint 49th. That makes it possible for a curious quirk. If Rangers are to join Celtic in the group stages, they will need to get through the third round of the European competition. Celtic will be the lowest ranked team in next season's European Championship if they and all the other highest seeds in both the league and champion qualification paths live up to their status. Celtic and Rangers fans are at odds about which of their clubs has contributed more to Scotland getting an automatic entry to the playoffs. The photo was taken by RobCasey of the SNS Group.from OhContent RSS - Sport Source https://ift.tt/ir8zU6g
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