Daniel Riolo, journalist for RMC, expects a difficult start for French clubs in European competitions.
Paris Saint-Germain and Lens will start in the Champions League, this Tuesday and Wednesday evening, against Borussia Dortmund and against Sevilla. Olympique de Marseille, for its part, will face Ajax Amsterdam this Thursday, as part of its Europa League campaign. At the same time, Rennes will host Maccabi Haifa the day after the Lille-Olimpija Ljubljana clash, this Wednesday in the Europa Conference League. And it is clear that the entry of Ligue 1 clubs into the European Cups is far from arousing Daniel Riolo’s optimism, given the start of the season achieved by the French big names in the championship. But also because of the many changes made to these clubs this summer.
“Marseille, Lens, Rennes… the clubs from which you expected more. I put PSG a little apart because it followed a long period of stability in the locker room – not for the coaches but for the players – and at one point the pages turn for a squad. It’s a problem that very often impacts our results in the European Cup. They are not the same reasons, nor the same contexts, but there is one thing in common, it is change”thus judged the consultant for RMC.
“All our clubs suffer from this problem. We have a somewhat homogenous championship which got off to a really bad start. Technically, it’s not good, tactically a lot of teams are looking for each other. As we get into this week of the European Cup, there is reason to be worried, I don’t even want to talk about Thursday night (in the Europa League) because it could be terrible.added the editorialist.
