All eyes on Dortmund as France look to safe UEFA co-efficient rating TERMAN WEBSITE

Paris Saint-Germain booked their place within the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the primary time in three years because of a 4-1 combination victory over Actual Sociedad on Tuesday night time. It’s a end result that has important ramifications for the remainder of Ligue 1. 

Subsequent season, with the restructuring of European competitions, 4 Ligue 1 sides may have the possibility to play within the Champions League. The highest three will mechanically qualify for the group levels, while the fourth-placed staff will go by way of a play-off. 

Nevertheless, to ensure that the identical to be the case within the 2025/26 season, and to keep away from a reversion to simply three groups qualifying for the competitors, France wanted a powerful exhibiting in European competitions this season to wade off the menace posed by the Eredivisie. 

PSV – the Eredivisie’s final hope

Because of PSG’s development and the continued presence of Olympique de Marseille (UEFA Europa League) and Lille OSC (UEFA Europa Convention League) in European competitors, France are at present fifth in UEFA’s coefficient rating. It’s trying more and more unlikely that they are often caught, as per a report from L’Équipe.

The one nation that may mathematically achieve this is the Netherlands, nonetheless, their chances are high hanging by a thread. PSV Eindhoven are the Eredivisie’s final hope. They need to safe a end result towards Borussia Dortmund of their Champions League Spherical of 16 second leg on thirteenth March if they’re to have any probability. The scores are stage (1-1) heading into the tie on the Westfalenstadion.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle