Eternally followed by old nicknames, even in England, William Saliba is a fervent supporter of French clubs in the Champions League, even though he recently slapped one.
French football is taking its revenge on the European scene, stringing together weeks with positive results since the start of the season. During the last day of competition, in the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain, Stade Brestois and LOSC all brilliantly won their respective competitions while AS Monaco lost heavily in London, against Arsenal (3 -0). Member of this British locker room, William Saliba was obviously happy to have won, even if he assiduously follows the results of French clubs. He is one of the main supporters in England.
“I’m happy. I saw that Brest and Paris had done it and Lille had won too. It feels good, because they don't respect us (in Europe, editor's note)admitted the former AS Saint-Etienne player at the microphone of the teams of Canal+.
Even here in England, they say we are the 'Farmers League', but there you go, it's good to see the French clubs winning. I hope they all qualify,”
he crossed his fingers. William Saliba is thus pushing behind LOSC, behind all the French clubs.
Will all French clubs qualify?
The new formula of the Champions League has, after six days, given new habits to observers and supporters of European football. Once the final whistle sounds, the reflex is to rush to the rankings and the upheavals that may occur every evening. Competition is intensifying and places are expensive, more and more expensive. Winner of SK Sturm Graz (3-2) during the last day, LOSC jumped four places and now finds itself in eighth position, among those qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League, without advancing by the dams. This stage is also assured for the Dogues, as is the case for the Tom Thumb of French football: Stade Brestois.
The Bretons, with 13 points on the clock, are the best ranked French team: in seventh place, qualifying for the round of 16. AS Monaco, heavily slapped by Arsenal (3-0), fell back and are now sixteenth, provisionally qualified for the play-offs, but far from being assured of it. Paris Saint-Germain, for its part, remains on the verge of qualifying in 25th position, first place synonymous with elimination. Half of the way remains to be covered in France, in search of the round of 16.
