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Barcelona gained their first trophy of the 2024/25 season – the primary of the Hansi Flick period – final weekend once they completely demolished Actual Madrid 5-2 within the Spanish Tremendous Cup closing in Jeddah.
Having gone with out a trophy final season and coming into the brand new 12 months below intense scrutiny as a result of registration issues and poor kind within the again finish of 2024, the victory in opposition to Actual Madrid couldn’t have been any sweeter for Barça.
Although they conceded the early lead, Flick’s brigade completely tore their arch-rivals to shreds and if not for Wojciech Szczesny’s second-half purple card, the scoreline might have been rather more dominant.
Laporta sanctions bonuses for gamers
On the again of their success within the Spanish Tremendous Cup, Barcelona gamers are set to be rewarded financially by the membership, studies AS.
Certainly, the primary title of the Flick period will carry an additional monetary reward for the gamers.
Laporta has promised bonuses to Barça gamers for Tremendous Cup win. (Photograph by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Pictures)
It was membership president Joan Laporta himself who made this dedication, benefiting from the euphoria of the second through the return flight, vowing to pay a monetary ‘bonus’ as thanks for such a spectacular victory.
The gamers, naturally, responded to the Blaugrana president’s initiative with loud cheers and enthusiastic applause.
The precise quantities are but to be finalised, however the reference level is anticipated to be the figures from two years in the past, after Barcelona gained the Tremendous Cup in opposition to Actual Madrid.
On that event, every participant acquired €100,000, whereas workers members had been awarded €10,000.
It is very important be aware that at Barcelona most titles have already got bonuses outlined within the contracts of the first-team gamers. For La Liga, the Champions League, and the Copa del Rey, the bonuses are predetermined, normally amounting to round €1 million.
For the Copa del Rey, nonetheless, the bonus is barely relevant whether it is gained alongside one other title, which means that if solely the cup is gained, no further bonus is granted.
The Spanish Tremendous Cup, nonetheless, will not be included within the contracts, which means any bonus associated to this event have to be negotiated straight with the membership’s administration.
