For a long time, French clubs have been criticized for qualifying for European Cups, especially the small ones, without playing hard at the back.
On Thursday, there will be four of them competing in a play-off round to reach the round of 16 of the Europa League: Lens (against Fribourg), Toulouse (against Benfica), Marseille (against Shakhtar Donetsk) and Rennes (against AC Milan) .
Four teams with very different dynamics, sporting projects and ranking in Ligue 1.
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Schedule and results Europa League
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Lens, 6th in L1 which remains on three victories in the championship, can seriously believe in achieving a success on both counts.
Rennes, 7th and on a series of five league victories, is on a positive trajectory and wants to dream of San Siro.
Marseille, 8th, five points behind Lens, is in a
“
mini-crisis
”
as recognized by its coach
Gennaro Gattuso
, and no longer really knows its priority.
Finally, Toulouse, 14th with one point ahead of the red zone, qualified in C3 by its coronation in the Coupe de France, knows that it…
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