With four already qualified, France is heading towards a record season

When it’s good, you have to say it too. At the pick up in recent years in the European Cup, the French clubs have so far had a very good season. After five days, four of them have already qualified: PSG in the Champions League (which will finish 2nd in their pool), OL and Monaco in the Europa League, and Rennes in the Europa Conference Conference (all three being insured first place).

To this could be added the presence of Losc in the round of 16 of the C1. First in its group before the last day, the northern club will play its future in Wolfsburg in two weeks, but will at worst be transferred to the Europa League. For its part, OM, if they do not lose at home against Lokomotiv, will be able to continue their season in C4.

The 5th essential place in the perspective of the new Champions League

In total, France already has 11,916 points in the UEFA index this season, according to the calculation of our colleagues from The team, which places it in third place behind England and the Netherlands. This is already an index higher than that obtained in nine of the last ten seasons. We are not there yet, but the record of 15 points set in 2009-2010 could be broken.

Above all, this very good start should allow France to widen the gap with Portugal with a view to 5th place in the general classification of the UEFA index. An essential rank to have an additional place in the Champions League when the competition opens its new format, in 2024-2025.