After Dortmund advanced, Rangers might have a Champions League lifeline.
After finishing in the top two of UEFA’s rankings, the Bundesliga will receive five spaces in the tournament the following season. This creates the possibility of another automatic qualifying spot, which might go to Rangers if they win the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership.
According to the Express, even though Scotland dropped to 11th place in the coefficient standings, the Gers will still be among the highest-ranked champions if they win the league next year. If these circumstances hold true in a year, they will automatically qualify for the Champions League.
Rangers must win the Scottish Premiership in 2024–25 in order to advance automatically into the Champions League in two seasons, which they still have time to accomplish in 2023–24.
Going into a crucial Old Firm derby at Parkhead on May 11, Philips Clement’s team trails Celtic by three points. A three-goal swing in the Gers’ favor would see them pass their Glasgow rivals at the top.
Rangers has been the top Scottish team on the continent for a number of years; they qualified for the Europa League as runners-up in 2022 and have advanced to at least the round of 16 in four of the previous five seasons.
Rangers’ European successes have allowed them to score higher on the UEFA coefficient than Celtic, even though the latter have been dominant at home. They now lead Dinamo Zagreb by ten points in the standings.
