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Rangers hand coefficient new boost as Scottish Premiership pulls away from Russia but Austria throw down Champions League gauntlet

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Rangers' 2-0 win over Brondby provided another timely boost to the UEFA coefficient as Scotland tightened the grip on ninth place.

Thanks to Celtic's win over Ferencvaros the Premiership had leapfrogged Russia in the rankings and was closing the gap on Austria.

That and holding off Ukraine in 11th is crucial as each of the top 10 nations by coefficient gets one automatic entry into the Champions League group stage.

The Premiership finished last season in 11th place, meaning this season's champions will almost certainly qualify for the groups.As long as the winner of the Champions League has also qualified for the competition via their domestic league, the place will go to Scotland's champions.

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