Russia has reduced the backlog of France in the UEFA coefficients table – Kommersant

                             
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Thanks to the victories of “Dynamo” and “Zenith” in the Europa League matches Russia has reduced the backlog of France in the table of coefficients of the European Union Football Associations (UEFA), reports Tass. On Thursday, February 26 Moscow team with a score of 3: 1 beat the Belgian “Anderlecht” and the St. Petersburg – with a score of 3: 0 victory Dutch PSV. Both Russian club reached the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. The draw for this round will be held on February 27 in Nyon, Switzerland. After 1/16 games Europa League final in assets Russia was 49.665 points. On account of France, which after the defeat of “Gengama” from Kiev “Dynamo” (1: 3) on Thursday has not earned any points, – 51.750 points. Russian factor in the season-2014/15 is 8,833 points. More only Spain, Germany, England, Italy and France.

The following week, the Russian clubs in European competition will not play, but the French Paris Saint-Germain on March 11 in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 final play with the English “Chelsea”. The highest score in the rating of Russia in the season 2014/15 brought “Dynamo” – 18 “Zenith” – 16 points, “Krasnodar” – 10, CSKA Moscow – 8, “Locomotive” – ​​0.5 “Rostov” – 0, 5. UEFA coefficient, which is formed at the end of season 2014/15, define the representation of countries in the European Cup for the season-2016/17. Russia currently is in seventh place, and France – the sixth. Eighth place is Ukraine, where total fertility by more than seven points less Russian. Seventh enable delegate to the League Champions 2015/16 two clubs, and the sixth – three, two teams went into the group stage of the most prestigious European tournament directly, and one – will start from the third qualifying tournament. Europa League can delegate a maximum of three clubs, and in fact, and in the other cases.