Only Monaco was ultimately missing. The Principality club certainly did not have an easy time on the Emirates pitch and the Monegasques also foundered, losing 3-0 in the den of the Gunners. But for the rest, the French clubs had another great week.
Tuesday, while PSG finally got its head back on track by taking advantage of its trip to Salzburg to win 3-0 and maintain its hopes of qualifying, Stade Brestois signed another top performance by dominating PSV Eindhoven 1-0, (almost) validating his ticket for the dams. And on Wednesday, Lille imitated the Brestois by overcoming Sturm Graz (3-2), only a disaster scenario could now deprive Losc of the Champions League play-offs.
Unheard of in 15 years
And if these good results allow France to widen the gap on the Netherlands in the race for fifth place in the UEFA Index, they also mean that the four clubs involved have a historic season. As highlighted by the Stats du Foot account, the four representatives have recorded 54% victories in C1 since the start of the season, with 13 victories in 24 matches.
This is nothing less than the highest ratio since the 2009-2010 season, during which French clubs had a 57% winning rate, notably thanks to Olympique Lyonnais, semi-finalist of the event, and Bordeaux, beaten by OL in the quarter-finals and author of an exceptional group stage with five wins and one draw in six matches.
