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CELTIC could be two pots BELOW Rangers in next season’s Champions League draw - despite landing a domestic Double. Brendan Rodgers ’ title winners are guaranteed group stage action in the new-look 36-team tournament next term. 3 Brendan Rodgers' double winners are straight into the Champions League group stage Credit: Alamy 3 Philippe Clement and Rangers have qualifying to negotiate first Credit: PA 3 It's a brand new era for the famous competition next season Credit: Reuters After the majority of European leagues ended at the weekend, Celtic are currently positioned among nine teams in Pot Four for the glamour draw.

But Rangers ’ Euro coefficient is almost DOUBLE that of their rivals after reaching the Europa League final in 2022 and advancing beyond Christmas last season. That means if Philippe Clement ’s League Cup winners are get through two rounds of qualifying, they’d be in Pot Two for the draw. The pots for the biggest-ever Champions League group phase began to take shape after titles in countries like Belgium and Turkiye were finalised at the weekend.



READ MORE FOOTBALL EUR ON Gers handed Champions League qualifying boost as Hearts discover Europa League fate MEGA OFFERS Rangers & Celtic: Best free bets, bonuses and sign-up offers As things stand, the teams in Pot One would be Manchester City , Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSG, Liverpool , Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Barcelona. Pot Two - if they all get through qualifying as seeded - would .

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