Thread by @scotlandscoeff1

Villarreal's elimination from #UCL last night means it is 100% sure that this year's #UCL winner will also qualify for next year's #UCL group stage automatically via their domestic league

This has a small knock on effect for @JamTarts in terms of *potential* #UEL PO opponents

I tweeted this yesterday 👇

https://twitter.com/scotlandscoeff1/status/1521462992919007235?s=20&t=ZQ7c4NXm6X54nlysft4Hbg

The effects of Villarreal's knock out means 🇷🇸's champions jump from #UCL Q2 to Q3, and 🇮🇱's champions from #UCL Q1 to Q2. This has an impact on teams seedings, and therefore who *on paper* would drop into #UEL PO.

Therefore, with all usual caveats imposed - current league standings, teams could change, seeds may not always progress, etc etc. Here is who Hearts could face in the #UEL PO.

Remember they will face ANY of the winners of #UEL Q3 ties. The teams shown here play each other.

To expand on this there's NO SEEDING for #UEL Q3 Champions Path

That means "stronger" teams like Maribor & Bratislava could face each other, knocking 1 of them out

The team to avoid, if they are there, imo is APOEL

@JamTarts can defo win this tie IF they are on their game