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How Rangers could land a Champions League boost and the UEFA 'glitch' that lies in wait

Rangers are still very much focused on this season’s continental campaign and trying to make progress in the Europa League with a last-16 tie to look forward to next month, having skipped the play-off knockout round.

But they will have one eye on next season and a new development could see them again promoted - this time in the Champions League qualifiers. Unless they can make a miracle recovery in the Scottish Premiership title race, the Ibrox side will enter UEFA’s premier competition in the second qualifying round of the league path – three hurdles away from the lucrative league phase.

However, there is a scenario that could see them move up to the third qualifying round, the same stage in which they exited this season when they crashed out to Dynamo Kyiv at Hampden Park. That would be significant in that if they were to lose at that stage they would be guaranteed Europa League group stage football. But, according to info on Football Meets Data, here’s what they would need to happen for this scenario to come to fruition.

Europa League winners to qualify for Champions League via league position

Of course, Rangers are themselves still dreaming of this but if not then you would think there would be a fair chance of the eventual winners qualifying for the Champions League through their domestic league.

But that’s by no means a guarantee when you look at current form of those remaining. For example, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are the top two favourites in the betting but are languishing in the lower reaches of the English Premier League table. Lazio, Galatasaray, Porto and Athletic Bilbao, host city of the Europa League final, would give them the best chance.

And if this happens?

Well, if part one occurs

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