first major warning for France

Everything had started so well for France in the index ranking, driven in particular by a heroic Brest. France was well placed in the top 3 as of September 27 and ahead of Spain, England, Italy, and Germany. But for two days the French machine has been seriously seized up on the continental scene, it is true that it is little helped by the worst Parisian European campaign of the QSI era, with only 4 points in 5 matches. After losing to Arsenal and Atlético Madrid, it was against Bayern Munich that Luis Enrique's men lost by the smallest of margins, but without any possible dispute.

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Very bad news for France, as PSG is used to being the locomotive of French football in the European Cup. Bad news never comes alone, Paris can count on Nice to be even more catastrophic. Penultimate in the Europa League phase (34 out of 36), Nice only gleaned two small points and took a real beating (1-4) at the Allianz Riviera against a clearly marked Glasgow Rangers team. superior. Despite everything, a few teams hold their place.

The exceptions LOSC and OL…

If Brest, so attractive during the first 4 matches, logically lost its first match in Barcelona (3-0) and Monaco suffered a comeback at Louis II against Benfica (2-3), LOSC has brilliantly won in Bologna thanks to an incredible Mukau and an impressive collective strength. And what can we say about OL who brilliantly escaped Qarabag's Uzbek trap by winning 1-4 away thanks in particular to a double from George Mikautadze.

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Insufficient despite everything to maintain its fifth place in the current index ranking. Now sixth behind Spain, France is now under threat from two countries that we did not expect at such a level, namely Belgium and the Czech Republic. After having enjoyed the autumn like a cicada, France is becoming disillusioned at the edge of winter and could well suffer a major disappointment without a real reaction during the next day. If the Netherlands and Portugal are still far away from trying to snatch fifth place over five years in the index ranking, it would not be a question of falling asleep…

Ranking of nations according to the UEFA coefficient for the 2024/25 season (in parentheses, the number of clubs remaining in competition and the number of clubs qualified this season for European competitions) as of 11/29/2024:

-1. England 11,303 (7/7)

-2. Portugal 10,475 points (5/5)

-3. Italy 10,125 (8/8)

-4. Germany 9,375 (8/8)

-5. Spain 9,000 points (7/7)

-6. France 8,642 points (6/7)

-7. Belgium 8,600 points (5/5)

-8. Rep. Czech 8,300 points (4/5)

-9. Poland 7,500 points (2/4)

-10. Netherlands 7,333 (5/6)

Ranking of nations by UEFA coefficient over the last five seasons (between 2020 and 2025):

-1. England 97.035 points

-2. Italy 85,481 points

-3. Spain 79,561 points

-4. Germany 77.285 points

-5. France 63,807 points

-6. Pays-Bas 59,233 points

-7. Portugal 56,491 points

-8. Belgium 49,800 points

-9. Rep. Czech 41,850 points

-10. Türkiye 40,100 points