2023-11-30 22:34:31
The four French clubs involved in C3 and C4 offered themselves an orgy of UEFA points. They allow France to regain 5th place from the Netherlands and to see the future more calmly.
Thursdays follow one another and are similar. At the end of another dream evening generously offered by the French clubs involved in the Europa League and Europa Conference League, France’s UEFA index has again taken a few turns. The victories of Rennes at Maccabi Haifa (3-0) and Lille on the pitch of Olimpija Ljubljana (2-0) had started the affair perfectly, Toulouse’s draw against Union Saint-Gilloise (0-0 ) and the epic success of OM against Ajax (4-3) completed the French little slam.
>> Relive the completely crazy match between OM and Ajax (4-3)
In this School of football fans where (almost) everyone deserves their 10/10, the Marseillais are even entitled to congratulations from the jury, having had the good idea of beating a Dutch club during this 5th day of the Europa League. Because, let us remember, France and the Netherlands are engaged in an intense accounting showdown with the reward of an extremely important 5th place in the UEFA index which will offer four places for the 2025-2026 edition of the Champions League to the country that will conquer it.
What if the Dutch entered this European Thursday with a lead of 1,236 over the Tricolores (58,900 against 57,664), widened the day before thanks to the qualification of PSV Eindhoven for the round of 16 of the Champions League which offered the Batavian jackpot a precious bonus by 1,000 points, their margin did not resist the French fury which transforms every European Thursday into an all-you-can-eat buffet.
2,000 points in one evening
The evening matches thus bring 2,000 new points to the French total: 0.333 for each victory and 0.167 for the Toulouse draw, to which is added 0.833 bonus points rewarding the qualifications of Marseille and Rennes for at least the Europa League play-offs and that of Lille for the Europa Conference League play-offs.
And the shower of points could continue in two weeks, since Toulouse is in a good position to in turn get a ticket for the play-offs and all the French clubs qualified this Thursday can still finish at the top of their respective groups and go directly to the round of 16 of these competitions, with new bonus points up for grabs.
At the same time, the feast is much more frugal on the Dutch side. If AZ Alkmaar relaunched in the Europa Conference League by winning against the Bosnians of Zrinjski Mostar (1-0), their possible qualification is still very hypothetical since they will have to beat Legia Warsaw by two goals. outside on the last day to treat yourself to a European spring. For its part, Ajax can only aim for 3rd place in Group B of the Europa League, which would offer them a consolation prize of qualifying for the Europa Conference League play-offs. In total, this mixed evening only earned the Dutch 0.400 points.
Results of the races, France garnered 1,600 points more than the Netherlands, which allows it to regain control of the duel with a nice lead of 0.364 points (59.664 against 59.300). Ligue 1 can take a breather: despite the complicated season of French clubs in the Champions League, the “Thursday team” is watching over fifth place in the UEFA index.
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