UEFA coefficient – A good week for France in Europe, despite Nice | OneFootball

The UEFA coefficient is somewhat of a golden goose for the various leagues. Each country’s clubs must achieve the best possible runs to remain among the top spots. France has struggled several times in Europe but managed to climb to 5th place by the end of the 2023-2024 season, thus earning the right to have 7 teams qualify for Europe (4 for the Champions League, including 3 directly, 2 for the Europa League, and 1 for the Europa Conference League). The goal was at least to maintain this ranking at the end of the 2025-2026 season, or even to catch up with Germany. This week’s results are positive. Even if Nice still can’t shake off its lethargy.

The UEFA coefficient by country (over the last 5 seasons, including the current one).

Source: Official UEFA website.

Indeed, it should be noted that France achieved a very good record this week: PSG (5-3 against Tottenham), OM (2-1 against Newcastle), Strasbourg (2-1 against Crystal Palace), Lille (4-0 against Dynamo Zagreb), and Lyon (0-6 against Maccabi Tel-Aviv) all managed to win. Monaco disappointed against Paphos (2-2), while Nice failed again against Porto (3-0) with a terrible last place. At least, PSG, Lyon, and Strasbourg are respectively 2nd in the Champions League, 1st in the Europa League, and 2nd in the Europa Conference League, giving hope to continue. OM, Monaco, and Lille also have good chances to advance.

This has allowed France to pull away from the Netherlands, while Germany is getting closer, even though it will be very difficult to overtake them this season.

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