"Since 2024, European governing body Uefa has given club coefficients over the latest five-year period an important role via something called 'title-holder rebalancing'. Therefore, should the Champions League winners have also qualified for the league phase via their domestic league position, the club with the best individual coefficient of all the domestic champions involved in qualifying will enter the league phase directly instead of the original round they had qualified for."
"Ironically, last season's beneficiaries were Olympiakos, with European champions Paris St-Germain having already qualified as French title winners. The Piraeus side had finished seven points behind Athens neighbours AEK in the Greek Super League but this season the positions look likely to be reversed."
Scotland's club teams have struggled in European competitions recently, with Celtic and Rangers entering the Champions League at the qualifying stage but failing to advance. The upcoming season presents a chance for Hearts, Rangers, or Celtic to qualify for the Champions League. If Rangers win the title, they could qualify directly for the league phase due to UEFA's new coefficient rules, which favor clubs with strong individual coefficients among domestic champions.
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