French clubs have produced an almost perfect week. Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain won in
Champions Leaguelike Lille and Olympique Lyonnais in the Europa League.
Racing Club of Strasbourg has also succeeded
His return to the European scene. For its part, AS Monaco does not have to be ashamed of its draw against Manchester City. The only downside: the new defeat of the OGC Nice.
Thanks to these good results, France displays the most important progression of the week at the UEFA index. With a total of 70,391 points, it confirms its fifth place and increases its advance on the Netherlands.
UEFA index, Labrune welcomes
“Bravo to our clubs which brilliantly worn our colors in front of very high level opponents in the Champions League, was delighted Vincent Labrune. The start of the European campaign in Paris, Marseille and Monaco confirms what we have been repeating for months: French football is gaining momentum. »»
“Now let's keep our course and are now trying to conquer fourth place in the UEFA index in order to show the vitality of French professional football”continues the president of the LFP. It is Germany which is therefore now online in France.