Hope it keeps on giving tomorrow too. Today no French and Portuguese points. Tomorrow PSV knows what to do. Unfortunately a French/Portuguese confrontation, so a Monaco-Benfica draw is the best for us. Dunno what to expect from Bologna vs Lille OSC.
16953 Portugal can normally only make up for its short-term deficit if almost everything falls into place, as it did with the Netherlands in the 2021/22 season, or if the Eredivisie experiences a total collapse. If we look at the longer term, defending sixth place becomes more difficult. Especially since that rock-solid 2021/22 season will no longer count in a few years.
16974 Changed my mind. I think it's more beneficial for usif Benfica loses against Monaco. Benfica might be pushed into the eliminated zone by PSV, Club Brugge and Stutgart.
17085 Comebacks Feyenoord and PSV frustrate Portugal on coefficient list. The calculation for the coefficient battle between the Netherlands and Portugal could never have been easier. PSV and Benfica were heading for defeats, but both showed that they have a great comeback at their disposal. It ensures that Portugal catches up a bit, but over the entire European round of play, the Netherlands edges a bit ahead. Both Feyenoord and PSV escaped defeat in the Champions League this week, it must be frustrating from a Portuguese perspective to see the Netherlands still take important coefficient points. Due to the comebacks, the Netherlands added 0.5 points to the coefficient average. Benfica's victory gives Portugal 0.4 points. All in all, it remains a positive coefficient week for the Netherlands. Sporting Portugal previously went down hard against Arsenal and could therefore not add anything to the Portuguese average. The difference between the Netherlands and Portugal is now 3.45 points.
17197 Alas, was hoping (actually expecting) more from todays fixtures. Ajax, FC Twente and AZ came together to only one point. The weekly total, including the contributions of the comeback clubs, is four coefficient points. For the coefficient, this amounts to a score of 0.67 points, because everything must be divided by six, according to the number of participants at the start of the season. The Portuguese team achieved a coefficient of 1.2 points.
17543 Coefficients-windfall from Bruges after PSV's failure in France Dec 10, 2024 On a disappointing Champions League evening in France, there was still a bit of good news from Belgium. Club Brugge defeated Sporting Portugal after a 0-1 deficit, so PSV's painful defeat against Stade Brest (1-0) remains without consequences.
The focus is now on the remaining matches. Feyenoord plays Wednesday against Sparta Prague, while Benfica gets a visit from Bologna. On Thursday, AZ and FC Twente will visit Ludogorets and Olympiakos Piraeus in the Europa League, Ajax will host Lazio. Braga has to go to AS Roma, FC Porto can collect points at home against FC Midtjylland and Vitória Guimarães goes to Switzerland in the Conference League.
Coefficients boost for the Netherlands: Benfica cracks teeth on Bologna. The Netherlands did excellent business in the coefficient rankings on the last Champions League evening of the year. That was thanks to Feyenoord, which recorded a crucial win against Sparta Prague, but also to Benfica. The Portuguese top club was stuck at home on a goalless draw against Bologna. Add to that our Belgian friends of Club Brugge beating Sporting. The Netherlands and Portugal were even on Tuesday. PSV had an off-day and went down on a visit to Stade Brest, but Sporting Portugal also lost. The Portuguese national champion gave away a lead against Club Brugge (2-1). During the last Champions League evening of the year, Feyenoord and Benfica came into action. Feyenoord had a wonderful evening and recorded an appealing win at home against Sparta Prague. Portugal, which is hot on the heels of the Netherlands, had to let go. That was due to the loss of points by Benfica, which did not get past the Bologna of basic customers Sam Beukema and Thijs Dallinga at home (0-0). That means that the Netherlands is slightly ahead of Portugal. The Netherlands could add 0.333 points, Portugal 0.200 points to the total.
17609 It's quite funny. Every time you think Portugal is going to give us an uppercut now, they let us off the hook.
17691 I jinxd it The Netherlands is still on course to maintain the important sixth place on the UEFA coefficient list, although Portugal nibbled away at some of its deficit again this week. The Eredivisie has only won four points in the past three evenings: two from Feyenoord (in coefficient land, a win is worth two points) and one from both AZ and FC Twente. There were defeats for PSV and Ajax. Divided by six - because of the number of clubs at the start of the season - that amounts to a coefficient of 0.67. Portugal peaked late this week: the victories of FC Porto and Vitória Guimarães brought the weekly coefficient to 1.00 after meagre Champions League results. Now that the end of the first phase is approaching, the Eredivisie has a lead of more than two points on the Primeira Liga.
In januari we really need all teams at least get into the play off rounds, but preferably in the top 8, as that comes with huge bonuses.
Yeah, that’s not happening. If I were a betting man, I’d put money on Portugal claiming sixth before the season is over.
18302 Oh fok fok fok Pavlidis hurts Barcelona: former striker of Willem II and AZ makes hat-trick for Benfica
18417 The Netherlands can add 0.333 points with the PSV victory, while Benfica remains on the same number of points. The French had varying degrees of success. Lille lost at Liverpool, but earlier in the evening AS Monaco won against Aston Villa. France closes the evening with 0.29 extra points. On Wednesday, Feyenoord will play a tough home game against Bayern Munich. The Portuguese are watching the duel between RB Leipzig and Sporting Portugal with excitement, Stade Brest will visit Shakhtar Donetsk and Paris Saint-Germain will host Manchester City.
According to Benfica we have to thank Makkelie to having denied in the extra extra minutes a Benfica winning penalty and in the resulting counter attack the Barca winner followed.
Benfica with some shambolic defending. Barca as well with both teams GK play severely lacking. Did you see the Portuguese Manager holding a team meeting after the match ripping his squad while standing in the pouring rain? I would think that won’t go over well with the players who generally hold most of the power today.