The UEFA index. France’s good move against Spain, after PSG’s qualification against Barça
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The UEFA index. France’s good move against Spain, after PSG’s qualification against Barça

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PSG had the good idea on Tuesday 16 April to keep FC Barcelona away and qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League. An achievement that temporarily allows France to move back ahead of Spain in the UEFA index for the current season. While of course they await the result of Real Madrid, the last Spanish representative on the European stage, but also those of Olympique de Marseille and Losc, the other two French clubs are still involved.

The Parisians eliminated FC Barcelona on Tuesday 16 April in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The Parisians eliminated FC Barcelona on Tuesday 16 April in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. | PHOTO: FRANCK FIFE / AFP

  • The Parisians eliminated FC Barcelona on Tuesday 16 April in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
    The Parisians eliminated FC Barcelona on Tuesday 16 April in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. | PHOTO: FRANCK FIFE / AFP

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From one week to the next, everything changed. While France suffered the blow after the first leg of the quarter-finals, where it had not registered a single point in the UEFA index, the qualification of PSG at the ground of FC Barcelona finally changed the cards in his favour. Overrun last week by Spain in the battle for 5th place in the Champions League, the French clubs have already partly completed their i-points.

France is still left behind by other major European nations

By winning at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium on Tuesday and punching their ticket to the last four of C1, Paris Saint-Germain put a damper on the Spaniards’ wing. Especially since Atlético Madrid has simultaneously given up the semi-final in Dortmund and Real Madrid, the last representative of the kingdom, is playing on a tight leash against Manchester City (3-3 on the road).

Indeed, this Parisian success on Catalan soil has allowed France (15,250) to temporarily move ahead of Spain (15,062) in the UEFA rankings for the current season, while of course they await the results of Real Madrid on Wednesday April 17, but also Olympique Marseille. and Lille OSC, Thursday 18 April in the Europa League and Europa Conference League. To raceHowever, France is fourth behind Italy (18,428), Germany (17,214) and England (16,750).

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