What does Premiership climax mean for European places?

What does Premiership climax mean for European places?Image source, SNSImage caption, Motherwell, Hearts, Celtic and Rangers will be in European competitionByClive LindsayBBC Sport ScotlandPublished1 minute agoCeltic and Heart of Midlothian were already guaranteed places in next season's Champions League qualifiers before Saturday's dramatic and chaotic head-to-head finale to the Scottish Premiership season.But the hosts' comeback to win 3-1 and overtake the long-time leaders for a fifth successive title means it is Celtic who will enter Europe as champions and Hearts as runners-up.So what does it mean in terms of their respective paths to potential Champions League riches - and for Scotland's other European representatives after Motherwell pipped Hibernian for fourth place?Resilient Celtic time run perfectly to win race after eight-month chase Published16 hours ago'Celtic gave me reasons to live' - but O'Neill unsure about staying onPublished15 hours agoWhy Hearts' title tilt is unlikely to be a one-offPublished13 hours agoWhat are Celtic and Hearts' Champions League paths?Eleven astonishing final minutes at Celtic Park not only denied Hearts a first Scottish league title in 66 years but also a one-game route into the Champions League for the first time.Instead, it is Celtic who will enter the play-off - the final round of qualifying - while Hearts enter the second of four qualifying rounds in July.Lose in the play-off and Celtic would drop into the Europa League proper.Meanwhile, should Hearts reach the third qualifying round and then lose, Derek McInnes' side will also earn direct qualification into the Europa's league phase.However, lose in their opening qualifier and Hearts will drop into the third round of qualifying in the Europa League - two ties away from the league phase.Defeat in either round would involve a drop down to the Conference League.Lose in the third round of qualifying would mean Hearts wou...