Beaten in Lisbon in a trap match, Paris Saint-Germain did not advance in the overall UEFA club rankings.

The French capital club remains stagnant in 6th place, while Liverpool has just reached the top 4. On the national side, it's a difficult week for France, which has only two victories in six matches for its representatives.

PSG was caught off guard in Lisbon, losing 2-1 with a goal conceded at the very end of the match. The Parisian club nevertheless manages to stay in the top 8 of the overall league phase ranking, but just barely.

In the UEFA club rankings, PSG has 17,000 points for the current season, with 9,000 points from its performances (4 wins and 1 draw), and 8,000 concerning bonus points (6,000 for qualification to the league phase, 2,000 for being qualified among the top 24).

In this ranking, PSG is tied for 8th with Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Barcelona, and… Sporting CP. Arsenal and Bayern, who qualified for the next round, lead the ranking with 27,250 and 24,750 points.

In the reference club ranking, based on the last 5 years, PSG remains stuck in 6th place and has seen Liverpool move ahead, even surpassing Manchester City to enter the top 4.

Paris trails Liverpool by 8,750 points, whereas it could have aimed for 5th place, and trails City by 8,250 points. Behind it, the capital club sees Arsenal closing in but still holds a 9,250-point advantage and an 11,250-point lead over Barcelona.

1. Real Madrid 136,250 points

2. Bayern Munich 133,000 points

3. Inter Milan 122,250 points

4. Liverpool 120,250 points

5. Manchester City 119,750 points

6. Paris Saint-Germain 111,500 points

7. Arsenal 102,250 points

8. FC Barcelona 100,250 points

9. Borussia Dortmund 98,750 points

10. Bayer Leverkusen 98,250 points

In the other reference ranking for clubs, based on the last 10 years, PSG remains well positioned in 4th place with 224,500 points. While PSG cannot reach the top 3 due to a too large gap behind Manchester City (a 20,250-point lead for the Sky Blues), it remains under threat from Barcelona (a 2,250-point lead) and Liverpool (a 3,250-point lead).

1. Bayern Munich 267,000 points

2. Real Madrid 263,250 points

3. Manchester City 244,750 points

4. Paris Saint-Germain 224,500 points

5. FC Barcelona 222,250 points

6. Liverpool 221,250 points

7. Atlético Madrid 209,500 points

8. Arsenal 201,250 points

9. Chelsea 191,000 points

10. Manchester United 189,500 points

A final ranking concerns the clubs that for qualification for the 2029 Club World Cup. If the qualification criteria for the 2025 edition are identical, PSG should be directly qualified for the next competition, having won the 2025 Champions League.

But since this is not yet specified with certainty, we must still remain alert and check PSG's position in case only the overall performance ranking in the Champions League is taken into account. In this ranking, based on the last 4 seasons, PSG is ranked 5th, very well placed to obtain one of the 12 qualifying spots reserved for European clubs for 2029.

1. Real Madrid 129 points

2. Bayern Munich 125 points

3. Inter Milan 123 points

4. Manchester City 109 points

5. Paris Saint-Germain 108 points

6. Borussia Dortmund 102 points

7. FC Barcelona 95 points

8. Arsenal 94 points

9. Atlético Madrid 80 points

10. Liverpool 69 points

11. Benfica 65 points

12. Napoli 59 points

It's a very difficult week for France. Six of its representatives played this week, except Strasbourg, as the UEFA Europa Conference League league phase is already finished. And of these six matches played this week, France has only two victories.

They occurred in the Europa League. Lyon beat Young Boys (0-1) and, surprise, OGC Nice won a European match, against Go Ahead Eagles (3-1). On the other hand, Lille was defeated in Vigo against Celta (2-1), and the three French clubs in the Champions League also lost. Paris in Lisbon (2-1), Marseille against Liverpool (0-3), and Monaco at Real Madrid (6-1).

Regarding qualifications for the next stages, PSG will be in the next round of the Champions League, hopefully in the top 8. Marseille and Monaco are set for a playoff, but will absolutely need to win next week at Bruges and against Juventus, respectively. In the Europa League, Lyon is still top of the ranking and assured of playing in the competition's round of 16.

Lille can secure a playoff spot but will need to beat Freiburg at home. However, Nice is already eliminated and can hope at best for a 26th-place finish in the Europa League league phase ranking (currently 33rd).

Finally, in the Europa Conference League, Strasbourg did honor to its standing and finished atop the overall Europa Conference League league phase ranking, directly qualified for the round of 16. It will be possible to have 6 out of 7 clubs still in contention after the final matchdays if all goes well, but for some clubs, one can still have doubts.

As for France's pursuers, the Netherlands will lose Utrecht in the Europa League. Go Ahead Eagles and Feyenoord are in an unfavorable position (2 points behind Celtic, the last qualifier in the Europa League).

PSV Eindhoven is in the same position as Marseille and Monaco in the Champions League; barring a miracle, Ajax Amsterdam's journey should end after the final matchday. Finally, in the Europa Conference League, AZ Alkmaar qualified for the playoffs.

For Portugal, Sporting will continue its journey, at a minimum in the Champions League playoffs. Braga is qualified for the playoffs and can remain in the top 8 of the Europa League, just as Porto can join it after the final matchday (tied on points with Real Betis, 8th). For Benfica, a miracle will also be needed to obtain a place in the Champions League top 24.

For the current season, France has an average of 12,071 points, the 7th-best European performance. France is just behind Portugal (13,050 points), Italy (13,071 points), Spain (13,312 points), and the surprising Poland (13,625 points). France leads Cyprus (11,406 points), Greece (10,650 points), and Denmark (10,500 points). The catastrophic performance of the Netherlands, only 12th with 8,479 points, should be noted.

A windfall for France in the overall national ranking, which sees its lead over the Netherlands grow further. Before the final matchday of the league phases, France holds a 10,819-point lead over the Dutch and an 11,532-point lead over Portugal.

1. England 107,686 points (9 clubs still in contention / 9 clubs qualified at the start of the season)

2. Italy 94,017 points (7/7)

3. Spain 88,265 points (8/8)

4. Germany 85,152 points (7/7)

5. France 77,248 points (7/7)

6. Netherlands 66,429 points (6/6)

7. Portugal 65,716 points (4/5)

8. Belgium 58,800 points (3/5)

9. Turkey 48,375 points (3/5)

10. Czech Republic 46,325 points (4/5)

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