Rangers find themselves in a must-win situation this evening as they host Dundee at Ibrox in the Scottish Premiership. Anything less will hand the title to their rivals Celtic.

Just two league games remain of the 2023/24 domestic campaign, as Rangers round off their season with a trip to Hearts at Tynecastle on Saturday after tonight's encounter with the Dark Blues.

Celtic, on the other hand, play Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Wednesday evening, before then hosting St Mirren at Celtic Park three days later.

Brendan Rodgers and his players need just one point from either game, while Rangers manager Philippe Clement wants maximum returns before he and his players even think about Scottish Cup Final 2024 preparation.

But this is the norm, right? Celtic and Rangers are under immense pressure to win every single game they play in – be that in domestic or European competition – with bragging rights between both sets of fans a huge part of the attached rivalrous culture.

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In England right now, however, some Tottenham Hotspur fans are struggling with the moral quandary of their side's second-to-last league game against Manchester City this evening.

With five points between Ange Postecoglou's side in fifth place and Unai Emery's Aston Villa in fourth, a win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against City would close the gap to two points going into the last game of the season – Spurs facing already relegated Sheffield United on the final day; Villa taking on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Fourth place in the English Premier League, of course, secures UEFA Champions League football. But if Tottenham manage to overcome Pep Guardiola's side tonight, Arsenal will enter the final day in pole position to win the championship.

Which has put Tottenham fans in the strange position of weighing up their own success against that of their fiercest rivals. Fourth place and Champions League football would be massive for Tottenham fans next year, but is it something the London club's supporters wholeheartedly want if it means gift-wrapping the trophy for Mikael Arteta and his players?

Given the historic dominance of Celtic and Rangers, this exact scenario seems unlikely any time soon in Scotland – but it does beg the question: Would you ever want your team to lose to prevent your rivals winning the league?