Returning from Munich with a defeat (0-1), PSG also lost a place in the general UEFA club rankings. On the French side, it's not a good week either. Stage point.
PSG situation:
PSG is standing still with no points collected in two matches. Beaten at home against Atlético in the final moments (1-2), PSG returned from Munich with a defeat against Bayern (0-1). Paris is therefore standing still with 9,000 points collected in the current season. And in the annual ranking, PSG is in 27th place with Sparta Prague, Shakhtar Donetsk but also Lazio, Athletic Bilbao and Eintracht Frankfurt, qualified in the Europa League. PSG is even overtaken by Chelsea and Legia Warsaw, who are at the top of the Europa Conference League. There is also urgency in the rankings for PSG to collect points over the next three matches.
In the general classification, PSG remains stuck with 94,000 points and saw AS Roma take back 5th place, the Italians holding a draw on the Tottenham pitch (2-2). But behind PSG, Dortmund and Inter are coming back strong.
General club ranking – last 5 seasons:
1. Manchester City 135,000 points
2. Real Madrid 129,000 points
3. Bayern Munich 120,000 points
4. Liverpool 113,000 points
5. AS Roma 95,000 points
6. Paris Saint-Germain 94,000 points
7. Borussia Dortmund 93,000 points
8. International 91,000 points
9. Chelsea 88,000 points
10. Bayer Leverkusen 85,000 points
On the other reference ranking, based on the last 10 seasons, PSG maintains its 6th position but sees Barcelona overtaking it. Atlético Madrid also remains on the lookout.
General club ranking – last 10 seasons:
1. Real Madrid 263,000 points
2. Bayern Munich 256,000 points
3. Manchester City 251,000 points
4. Liverpool 212,000 points
5. FC Barcelona 209,000 points
6. Paris Saint-Germain 207,000 points
7. Atlético Madrid 206,000 points
8. Juventus 187,000 points
9. Borussia Dortmund 178,000 points
10. Manchester United 177,000 points
Regarding qualification for the next 2029 Club World Cup, there is no urgency for PSG. Paris is well placed in 7th place and has a margin to be in the top 8 of qualified clubs excluding the Champions League title.
Ranking for qualification for the 2029 Club World Cup:
1. Real Madrid 135 points
2. Manchester City 125 points
3. Bayern Munich 114 points
4. International 95 points
5. Liverpool 85 points
6. Borussia Dortmund 84 points
7. Paris Saint-Germain 76 points
8. Benfica 71 points
9. Atlético Madrid 70 points
10. FC Barcelona 63 points
Situation of France:
This is one of France's worst weeks in a long time in European Cups. The country has only seen two victories this week, that of Lille in Bologna (2-1) in the Champions League and that of Lyon in Qarabag (4-1) in the Europa League. Paris, Monaco, Brest and Nice suffered a more or less honorable defeat. The result of the week is that France only added 4 points to its annual average, bringing it to 8,642 points, the 6th performance of the season. France sees England (11,303 points), Portugal (10,475 points) and Italy (10,125 points) soar in this ranking which awards an additional place in the Champions League next season.
On the chasing side, Portugal saw Benfica win at Monaco, Sporting lose to Arsenal in the Champions League, Braga crush Hoffeinheim, Porto draw at Anderlecht and Guimaraes hold a draw at Astana. 6 points more for the annual average which is therefore 10.475 points, second performance of the current season.
For the Netherlands, Feyenoord obtained a draw on the lawn of Manchester City and PSV Eindhoven beat Shakhtar Donestk in the Champions League, Ajax fell against Real Sociedad, same sentence for Twente against Union Saint-Gilloise, only AZ Alkmaar held a draw at home against Galatasaray in the Europa League. 4 points to add to the annual average, raised to 7.333 points, i.e. the 10th performance of the current season.
In the general ranking of nations, France remains firmly in 5th place. The gap weakens a little against the Netherlands and Portugal is getting closer but this should not have an impact this season for France.
General ranking of nations:
1. England 97,035 points (7 clubs still in contention/7 clubs entered at the start of the season)
2. Italy 85.481 points (8/8)
3. Spain 79.561 points (7/7)
4. Germany 77.285 points (8/8)
5. France 63,807 points (6/7)
6. Pays-Bas 59,233 points (5/6)
7. Portugal 56,491 points (5/5)
8. Belgium 49,800 points (5/5)
9. Czech Republic 41,850 points (4/5)
10. Türkiye 40,100 points (4/5)
