Russia's continued ostracisation from European club football is set to have ramifications that could see Scotland pull further away in the UEFA country coefficient table.
The work of Rangers and Celtic in the Europa League in recent seasons has seen the country soar up the rankings, which teed up this season's title winners gaining an automatic group stage slot in next season's Champions League.
Originally the slot could have been taken off them had this term's winners not qualified for football's richest tournament again through their league – and Villarreal could have been a threat in that regard.
