An astonishing first place after a League phase without the slightest hitch: this is the flattering result of the Strasbourg Racing Club on the European scene this season. The Alsatian club consolidated its leadership position by winning Thursday evening against the Icelandic club Breidablik (3-1). Logically, Liam Rosenior’s team now emerges among the serious candidates for a final coronation in this Conference League.
Strasbourg’s good performance is not without consequences for French football. Except for OGC Nice and their new zero points, all the Ligue 1 representatives are tipping the scales in the right direction this season. These include Paris Saint-Germain, Olympique de Marseille and AS Monaco in the Champions League, as well as Olympique Lyonnais and LOSC in the Europa League.
UEFA has unveiled the updated version of the ranking of European countries. With this new good performance from Strasbourg, France consolidates its fifth position and moves a little further away from the Netherlands and Portugal, its main pursuers. France even gained half a point on the UEFA index and now totals 75,891 points.
The updated ranking of the UEFA index
1. England, 104.325 points
2. Italy, 92,196
3. Spain, 86,171
4. Germany, 83,402
5. France75,891
6. Netherlands, 65,762
7. Portugal, 63,266
An astonishing first place after a League phase without the slightest hitch: this is the flattering result of the Strasbourg Racing Club on the European scene this season. The Alsatian club consolidated its leadership position by winning Thursday evening against the Icelandic club Breidablik (3-1). Logically, Liam Rosenior’s team now emerges among the serious candidates for a final coronation in this Conference League.
Strasbourg’s good performance is not without consequences for French football. Except for OGC Nice and their new zero points, all the Ligue 1 representatives are tipping the scales in the right direction this season. These include Paris Saint-Germain, Olympique de Marseille and AS Monaco in the Champions League, as well as Olympique Lyonnais and LOSC in the Europa League.
UEFA has unveiled the updated version of the ranking of European countries. With this new good performance from Strasbourg, France consolidates its fifth position and moves a little further away from the Netherlands and Portugal, its main pursuers. France even gained half a point on the UEFA index and now totals 75,891 points.
The updated ranking of the UEFA index
1. England, 104.325 points
2. Italy, 92,196
3. Spain, 86,171
4. Germany, 83,402
5. France75,891
6. Netherlands, 65,762
7. Portugal, 63,266
