Cock-a-doodle Doo. The good results of French clubs on the European scene this week improve France’s UEFA index, which picks up in the Netherlands on Thursday evening (57,497 against 57,500).
However, everything started badly with the defeats of PSG (3-1 against AC Milan on Tuesday) and RC Lens (1-0 on the pitch of PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday) in the Champions League. But the Europa League and the Europa Conference League are catching up. This Thursday, Toulouse achieved the feat of beating Liverpool (3-2), Rennes mastered Panathinaikos (3-1), Marseille beat AEK Athens (0-2) and Lille conceded a draw against Slovan Bratislava (1-1).
The stakes are high, since the country which finishes in fifth place in the UEFA index will have a fourth representative in the Champions League for the 2025-2026 season. France still has 0.003 points to catch up…