The fifth day of the Champions League league phase concluded this Wednesday with the loss of AS Monaco in the Principality (2-3) and the success of LOSC in Bologna (1-2). We take stock of the results achieved and the provisional ranking three times ahead.
What a breath of fresh air! The excitement around the European games grabs us again and again. From one meeting to the next, the achievements accumulated and the ranking evolved from hour to hour. Its fifth day is a new opportunity to closely follow the movements at the heart of this eight-round mini-championship. Defeated for its first appearance in the competition, in Lisbon (2-0), LOSC largely rectified the situation with four consecutive matches without the slightest setback. Better yet, three successes were achieved. Already authors of two exploits against Madrid clubs, the Mastiffs neutralized Thiago Motta's Juventus (1-1) before the break then surpassed Bologna FC this Wednesday (1-2). Thus, they pocket three additional units which they place carefully in their bag.
Not far from there, the next opponents of Bruno Genesio's men also showed their muscles, like the SK
Sturm Graz which recorded its first success in the competition by bringing down Girona (1-0), a novice team. A little later it will be Liverpool for the people of Lille. The Reds, now led by Arne Slot, are the only ones to have overturned everything in their path with five victories in as many matches. This time, it was Real Madrid who sank (2-0), once again. Ultimate adversary of the Mastiffs, the Feyenoord Rotterdam stood up to Manchester City. Trailing by three goals, the Dutch created the sensation of the week by snatching a draw (3-3).
Finally, the French clubs did not have the same success as LOSC, the only French team to have shone on the European scene over the last two days. L'AS Monacoin parallel with Lille, lost numerically in the Principality when they received Benfica Lisbon (2-3). Likewise a day earlier for the Paris Saint-Germainbeaten in Munich (1-0), and the Brest Stadiumcrushed by FC Barcelona (3-0).
All the results from the 4th day of the Champions League
In the ranking, there are many upheavals. The Lille bag is full, with ten units, to the point that qualification for the Champions League play-offs could already be acquired. At least that is the case according to some predictions. LOSC is positioned in twelfth position, tied on points with Bayer Leverkusen (6th) and Arsenal (7th), the first teams to directly qualify for the round of 16. What differentiates them from the northern team? The goal difference! That of LOSC is at +2 when the Germans and the Gunners are already at +6.
The next Lille oppositions promise to be difficult, with clubs all recording good results this week. Winner of each of its confrontations, Liverpool is alone at the top of the ranking with around fifteen units. Feyenoord Rotterdam gained a valuable unit and remains in the lead, 21st. SK Sturm Graz, for its part, is 29th, but has regained momentum with three first units pocketed.
Apart from the case of LOSC, the French clubs remain mainly in the good part of the table despite the dark week they have gone through. AS Monaco remains ahead, in eighth position (10 pts), followed by Stade Brestois, eleventh (10 pts) and just ahead of the Mastiffs. Paris Saint-Germain (25th, 4 pts), for its part, is temporarily eliminated from the competition.
