{
  "id": 4019177,
  "title": "How will Scottish clubs respond to Euro disappointments?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/how-will-scottish-clubs-respond-to-euro-disappointments",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:21:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
    "slug": "bbc-sport-football",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddv0564vy7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Scottish Premiership resumes with 10 clubs this weekend after only two sides played previously. Hearts advanced through European play-off fixtures, while Rangers, Hibernian, and Motherwell missed out on the Conference League. Celtic's Champions League play-off against LASK ended in defeat, but they remain in European competition via the Europa League. Celtic will face Benfica while Hearts will play Trabzonspor. Celtic's season had been going smoothly with three domestic wins without conceding and a 3-0 victory over LASK in the first leg, but the second leg loss changed that. Celtic captain Callum McGregor questioned their performance, stating they were passive and scared. Meanwhile, Rangers, under manager Derek McInnes, have struggled for form and are yet to win a league game. They face an uncertain future after being knocked out of two European competitions. Hibernian and Motherwell, who both exited the play-offs midweek, will face each other on Sunday after losing in the Europa League. Dundee and St Mirren, who have not faced midweek European action, will play Hibernian and Motherwell respectively, giving them a chance to test their mettle against teams recently eliminated from European play.",
  "summary": "Read the best storylines before this weekend's full card of Scottish Premiership fixtures.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}