Ligue 1 expanded this season to 18 clubs, and if some thought that it was above all an economic measure to help the big guys, Stade Rennais notes that sportingly our championship has become stronger.
Whether for European places or for the descent, the Ligue 1 championship is incredibly tight this season, with the obvious exception of PSG which is heading towards a new title of champion of France. But behind the Parisian ogre, each day brings its share of surprises and reversals of the situation. Well placed to talk about this since Stade Rennais suddenly moved up the rankings by stringing together a few victories, before finally returning to the ranks, Julien Stéphan thinks that the transition from Ligue 1 to 18 clubs has made everything more difficult. But the Rennes coach also thinks that it brought a lot to the French teams on the European scene. Before Sunday’s trip to Lille (5:05 p.m. on Canal+ Sport), Stéphan clarified his opinion on this subject.
Ligue 1 to 18 has direct effects
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In comments relayed by Ouest-France, the Stade Rennais coach sees in this major change occurring this season the reasons for a fairly anachronistic 2023-2024 championship, but also the justification for the presence of three Ligue 1 clubs in the European Cups at this stage of the season. “ First of all, I think that the move to 18 clubs inevitably increases the difficulty of Ligue 1. There is a tightening, that’s clear. Then, if we look at the results in the European Cup, since this has often been a revealing factor in determining the strength or otherwise of a championship, there is a club in the Champions League which is qualified for the quarter-finals ( PSG), a club in the Europa League which is very, very well on course to be in the quarter-finals (OM), and a club in the Europa Conference League which is very, very well on course to be in the quarter-finals (LOSC). I think that means something “, points out Julien Stéphan, whose team was eliminated by AC Milan in the previous round in the Europa League.
2024-03-09 13:20:04
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