The seventh day of the Champions League was marked by stunning scenarios, including one which took place at the Parc des Princes this Wednesday. We take stock of the results achieved and the provisional ranking as we approach the final bouquet.
This is the reality every day, 36 teams are struggling to try to continue their epic in the Champions League: the most prestigious of European competitions. Achievements accumulate, exploits follow one another, all across the continent. On the LOSC side, the dynamic obviously remains positive despite the defeat conceded against Liverpool (2-1) this Tuesday at Anfield. The Lille club is one of the teams already qualified, one day from the end, for the February play-offs and still has the desire to climb into the Top 8 at the final whistle. The dream is mathematically permitted. The problem is that it is shared by Feyenoord Rotterdam, recent winner of Bayern Munich (3-0) and its ultimate opponent in this competition. For their part, the Reds are already assured of finishing among the top eight.
This seventh day of the Champions League was mixed for French clubs. In addition to the defeat recorded by LOSC, AS Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain shone against British teams. The Monegasques surpassed Aston Villa (1-0) at the Stade Louis-II when the Parisians overthrew Manchester City (4-2) at the Parc des Princes during a meeting with an epic scenario. Finally, Stade Brestois experienced the same outcome as its northern compatriots, defeated by Shakhtar Donetsk (2-0) in Germany. From mixed to positive, these results are for the UEFA ranking and that too is important data in this new formula.
Once the final whistle sounds, the reflex is to rush to the ranking and its upheavals. This reality will be even more so next week, when all the teams take to the field at the same time across the continent. More than ever, competition is intensifying and the highest places are expensive, very expensive. Defeated by Liverpool (2-1), LOSC are twelfth at the end of the seventh day of the Champions League, tied on points with AS Monaco (10th), Stade Brestois (13th). They are guaranteed to compete in the play-offs. For PSG (22nd), the victory against Manchester City offers great chances of qualification but this is not yet certain.
-The Dogues' next and last opponent in this league phase, Feyenoord Rotterdam is eleventh with as many units collected. Sporting (23rd), Real Madrid (16th), Atlético de Madrid (5th) and Juventus (17th) will all, in all likelihood, be present in the final phase. This is proof that the Lille schedule was far from clear following the draw. Liverpool is even one, with FC Barcelona and Arsenal, of the teams guaranteed to finish among the top 8. Only SK Sturm Graz (33rd) and Bologna (28th) are officially eliminated from the competition, like all the teams ranked from 27th to 36th position. This also concerns, to name a few, the BSC Young Boys of Cheikh Niasse and Alan Virginius.
How to reach the Top 8? For LOSC, the mission is not inaccessible, but reaching the first eight positions is not solely dependent on its performance. We will obviously have to surpass Feyenoord (with the largest gap on the scoreboard), Wednesday at 9 p.m. on the lawn of the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre Mauroy, but also that the teams which are ahead of the Mastiffs are tripping over each other. in the carpet. AS Monaco (10th) travels to Milan to face Inter (4th), Aston Villa (9th) faces Celtic (18th), Bayer Leverkusen (8th) faces Sparta Prague (29th), Atalanta Bergamo (7th) at FC Barcelona (2nd), AC Milan (6th) at Dinamo Zagreb (26th) and, finally, Atlético de Madrid (5th) against RB Salzburg (34th).
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