It's been a huge but ultimately disappointing week for Scottish clubs in Europe. This past seven days has been a tough one with Celtic, Rangers then Hearts all suffering heavy defeats in European action. In fact, the three clubs conceded 11 goals combined with zero reply.
For context, Celtic put up a commendable performance despite eventually going down 3-0 to Champions League holders Real Madrid, Rangers were humbled 4-0 by a youthful Ajax side while Hearts were heavily beaten by the same scoreline at home to a heavily-backed Istanbul Başakşehir in the Europa Conference League. As a result of the substandard results for the trio, the Scotsman report how much the losses could hamper Scotland's coefficient standing. And the results don't make good reading with the country potentially staring into a seven-year worst.
Coefficient points for a nation is calculated by the average points obtained. This works by dividing the total points a team accumulates by how many of them are represented in European competition. Each victory is worth two coefficient points, with draws earning one point. Scotland’s total for this season currently stands at 2.30.
