Uefa has made a change to the qualifying rounds of the Europa League which will make it more difficult for Scotland’s representative to qualify for the league phase.

From next season, the final qualifying round will be split into paths for champions and non-champions, mirroring the system in the Champions League and the Conference League.

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The Europa League third qualifying round currently has two paths, but condenses into one seeded draw of all teams in the final stage.

From next season, it will stay as two separate qualifying routes.

It means Scotland’s representative will no longer be able to play the likes of Iberia 1999, Kairat…

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