During a time when Barcelona are already in a deep financial crisis, they could stand to lose out on another €50 million this summer, as explained by Tribuna.
FIFA is set to implement a new model for the 2025 Club World Cup. Ten teams from the UEFA contingent will be a part of this competition, with a total of 32 across the world competing for the trophy every four years.
The ten European teams will be chosen on the basis of their positioning on the coefficient ranking, with Spain getting two slots. Real Madrid have been given one of it, after winning the 2021/22 title.
And currently, Barcelona sit just below Atletico Madrid in that ranking, who will likely be given the spot over the Catalans.
Chelsea and Manchester City are other teams that have been granted automatic qualification, owing to their success in the Champions League over the last four years.
Each team will receive €50 million for participating in the competition, plus additional bonuses for winning games, and of course, winning the overall tournament, as well.
Barcelona will miss out on this massive sum of money if they are unable to qualify for the tournament. But how can they do that? Well, as it turns out there are three ways
1. Hope for Atleti’s elimination
Things would have been simpler had Atletico Madrid lost to Inter Milan in the Champions League round of 16, but thanks to the brilliance of Jan Oblak, Diego Simeone’s side prevailed following a penalty shoot-out.
Now a part of the quarter-finals draw, Barcelona should be hoping that not only do the Spanish giants get eliminated in this round, but also not win either of the two legs against whichever team they draw.
While of course, winning as many games as possible themselves. Victor Osimhen’s goal in the first leg did enough damage to that cause, already.
2. Win the Champions League
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The more straightforward route, of course, will be to…
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Author : Udhav Arora
Publish date : 2024-03-14 15:18:09
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