UEFA ranking – Mixed week for French football | OneFootball

The UEFA index is somewhat like the goose that lays golden eggs for the different leagues. There are clubs from each country that must perform well to stay in the 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 spots in Europe (4 for the Champions League, including 3 direct entries, 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 average. 

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

Source: Official UEFA website.

Indeed, France is coming off a somewhat positive week, but it could have been better: While OM (2-3 against Union Saint-Gilloise), AS Monaco (1-0 against Galatasaray), OL (2-1 against Go Ahead Eagles), and Strasbourg (0-1 against Aberdeen) managed to win, others fell short.

PSG lacked efficiency against Athletic Bilbao (0-0), Lille complicated things for themselves and lost to Young Boys of Bern (1-0). OGC Nice continued its terrible losing streak, this time against Sporting Braga (0-1).

This still allows for the accumulation of points, distancing the 3 closest pursuers (Netherlands, Portugal, and Belgium), and getting a little closer to Germany, which also had mixed results (3 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss). However, there is a feeling that more could have been achieved.

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