FC Porto and Braga put Portugal top of the UEFA ranking for 2025/26 | OneFootball

Despite the defeats of Benfica and Sporting in the Champions League, the victories of FC Porto and Sp. Braga have placed Portugal at the top of the UEFA ranking for the 2025/26 season.

This Thursday, with the conclusion of the matches in the three European competitions, Portugal now totals 6.800 points for the season, 0.800 points more than last week, with England following in second place with 6.722 points.

Specifically, Portugal added 0.800 points this Thursday thanks to the victories of Sp. Braga away against Celtic in Glasgow, 2-0, and FC Porto at home against Red Star at Estádio do Dragão, 2-1. Each victory is worth two points for ranking purposes, so the four points obtained from the two victories are divided among the five Portuguese clubs participating in the UEFA competitions in 2025/26, resulting in the mentioned 0.800 points.

At the end of the season, the two countries with the highest scores secure an additional spot in the Champions League.

Regarding the overall ranking, Portugal remains in seventh place but has improved its coefficient: it has closed the gap with the Netherlands (6th) and widened the lead over Belgium (8th). Last week, Portugal was 3.200 points behind the Dutch and 2.516 points ahead of the Belgians. With the recent results, the difference to sixth place is now 2.900 points, while Belgium did not score and is now 3.316 points behind.

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