Steven Naismith will be playing close attention to the Champions League and Europa League finals.
Hearts could be propelled into the Europa League group stages and skip the playoff round - should results go their way.
But they could skip the jeopardy of the playoff IF results in the Champions League and Europa League final go their way. According Scotland's Coefficient, victories for Borussia Dortmund over Real Madrid and Atalanta over unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen would see the Tynecastle men march into the group stage of Europe's second tier competition.
Should they defeat Leverkusen as well as securing a Europa placing in Italy - either through Serie A or the Coppa Italia - that would also leave an extra slot open for next season’s competition. Should either of these sides lose, Belgium stand to benefit.
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