Economic metrics show UCL quarter finals ties are evenly balanced

April 5 – With the UEFA Champions League (UCL) resuming next week at the quarter final stage, Football Benchmark has undertaken a financial analysis and comparison of the qualified clubs, examining the economic balance of the pairings.

The first and perhaps most significant finding is that of the 13 highest operating revenue teams in Europe, eight have advanced to the quarter finals. The five that didn’t make it are four English teams – Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, and Chelsea (there is a limit of four English teams in the competition)  – and Juventus who are banned from European competitions.

Looking at the match-ups, Football Benchmark notes “an unprecedented level of equilibrium”.

“Real Madrid CF and Manchester City FC have a EUR 4 million gap in their 2022/23 total operating revenues, whereas Paris Saint-Germain FC and FC Barcelona exhibit a narrower difference of only EUR 2 million. The most significant contrast lies between Arsenal FC and FC Bayern München, with a EUR 211 million divide, while Borussia Dortmund and Atlético de Madrid show a more modest gap of just EUR 22 million. Remarkably, four teams boast operating revenues exceeding EUR 800 million each,” says the report.

Looking at staff costs among the eight clubs, there is an “equally remarkable balance” in the individual ties.

“FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain FC stand out as the clubs with the highest staff costs among the quarter-finalists, a distinction that extends to their positions across Europe as a whole. What sets them apart further is their staff costs to operating revenue ratio, which surpasses the recommended threshold of 70%. Among the quarter-finalists, five boast a staff costs to operating revenue ratio of less than 60%. Notably, Arsenal FC emerged as the club with the most conservative financial approach, boasting the lowest ratio among its peers at 51%.”

There is also balance in the market value of squads within each of…

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Author : Paul Nicholson

Publish date : 2024-04-05 00:02:14

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