Why do other Premiership clubs want Celtic semi win?

Why do other Premiership clubs want Celtic semi win?

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It's not at all just Celtic lovers who'll be eager them on in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-ultimate with St Johnstone.

Individuals who help Hibernian, Dundee United, St Mirren - and maybe even the greater pessimistic Aberdeen enthusiasts - may even be hoping Brendan Rodgers holders win for one very simple motive...

A ultimate between Celtic and Aberdeen - whatever the final result - will imply the best five finishers in the Scottish Premiership are going to be assured Europe next year.

Why is the fact that?
The Scottish Cup winners get paid a spot from the Europa League Perform-off spherical, With all the team that finishes third while in the Premiership going into the next qualifying spherical.

Whoever is fourth, will likely be during the equivalent phase of the Convention League.

However, if Celtic acquire the cup, everything shuffles down given that they have already clinched a spot during the Champions League qualifiers. Rangers will as well.

Which means the Europa Participate in-off spot - plus the guaranteed six-game Conference League campaign that includes it - goes to whoever finishes 3rd in the league.

At present, that is Hibs. But United and Aberdeen and St Mirren - albeit the arithmetic is hugely in opposition to them - remain in the combination.

But even the clubs who overlook out on 3rd could continue to be rewarded.

Fourth place could well be upgraded from Conference League to Europa League, with that Conference place likely to whoever finishes fifth.

St Johnstone, needless to say, could scupper all this that has a next victory around Celtic inside of per month.

Should they do so, then possibly they or Aberdeen could look forward to at the very least six rewarding video games while in the Convention League arrive the autumn.