Champions League slot in the future. Scotland had been on track to finish 2020/21 in 11th - meaning they would all but certainly secure the group stage place from the 2022/23 season.
Shakhtar Donetsk's Champions League victory over Real Madrid, however, nudged them narrowly ahead. But with just a fraction of a decimal point in it, the Scots have retaken the initiative thanks to Scott Arfield 's winner at Ibrox.
Rangers ' result earns Scotland 0.500 coefficient points - leaving them on 31.125 as things stand. Ukraine's 31.100 puts them in 12th, an entire point ahead of Turkey on 30.100.
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