UEFA coefficient: Tough week for French football, but a silver lining | OneFootball

The UEFA index is somewhat like the goose that lays golden eggs for the different leagues. Clubs from each country must perform well to maintain top positions. France has often struggled in Europe but managed to climb to 5th place by the end of the 2023-2024 season, securing 7 European qualifiers (4 for the Champions League, including 3 direct, 2 for the Europa League, and 1 for the Europa Conference League). The goal was to at least maintain this rank by the end of the 2025-2026 season, or even catch up with Germany. This week's results are quite poor.

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

Source: Official UEFA website.

Indeed, France comes out of a somewhat positive week, but it could have been better: While PSG (2-1 against Sporting Portugal), OM (0-3 against Liverpool), and Monaco (6-1 against Real Madrid) lost in the Champions League in a terrible start to the week, a small ray of hope came from the Europa League.

With a pleasant surprise, as Nice secured its first 3 points (3-1 against Go Ahead Eagles). Olympique Lyonnais defended its first place (0-1 against Young Boys of Bern). However, Lille slipped up against Celta Vigo, playing 11 against 10 from the 29th minute (it was 1-0 since the 1st minute, following a huge mistake).

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