The awakening is painful for France in football. Three and a half months after the first coronation of PSG in the Champions League, Ligue 1 showed a sad image this week on the occasion of the launch of the new European season. Of the three hexagonal clubs engaged in C1, only one won: Paris Saint-Germain.
Opposed to entry to the Atalanta Bergame, Wednesday evening at the Parc des Princes, the title holders held their rank by winning largely (4-0) thanks to goals from Marquinhos (3e), KHVICHA KVAratskhelia (39e), Nuno Mendes (51e) and Gonçalo Ramos (90e+1). A success that propels them to second place in the league phase.
For their part, Marseille and Monaco bowed. With the honors for OM, which passed very close to taking a point on the lawn of Real Madrid of a Kylian Mbappé author of two penalties (1-2); And without glory for ASM, which took a slap in Belgium, from the Bruges club (1-4). What are already plumming France with the UEFA index.
France 17th at the UEFA index!
Pending the beginnings of Lille, Nice and Lyon in the Europa League, but also of Strasbourg in the league conference, France only points to … 17e European rank this season with a meager total of 3.071 points. A classification temporarily dominated by Cyprus (5,750 points), ahead of Denmark, Portugal, England and Belgium.
Over the past five seasons, the ranking that really counts, France still occupies fifth place with 68,248 points, behind a podium made up of England, Italy and Spain. Germany, which she thought of being able to tickle, remains clung to fourth place (75.545 points). Station in the Netherlands, sixth (61.866 points).
