The UEFA Champions League returns following the break for the Christmas holidays. Two group-stage matches stay in January beneath this season’s new format, with a lot at stake.
The highest eight groups will progress on to the knockout stage, whereas groups ending from ninth to twenty fourth will compete in a play-off to safe their place within the subsequent section.
Past the sporting implications, nonetheless, the monetary side is equally essential, as vital sums of cash are concerned.
€27 million on the road for Barcelona
As reported by MARCA, Barcelona have as a lot as €27 million at stake of their upcoming matches towards Benfica and Atalanta within the UEFA Champions League
The Blaugrana’s main goal is to complete prime of their group – at present, they sit second, behind Liverpool.
Ending first would earn the Catalans a €10 million reward. In the event that they fail to prime the group, the monetary reward diminishes progressively. Moreover, ending within the prime eight comes with an extra €2 million bonus.
Along with this, Barcelona stand to earn an additional €4.2 million in the event that they win each of their remaining group-stage matches, as every victory on this spherical is price €2.1 million.
Barcelona are again in UCL motion tomorrow. (Photograph by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Pictures)
Lastly, securing qualification for the knockout rounds would earn the membership €11 million – taking the entire to €27.2 million.
Barcelona have already mathematically certified for the playoffs, which means that even when they don’t end within the prime eight, they nonetheless have the chance to say this monetary reward by successful their subsequent knockout tie.
Group-Stage earnings thus far
Up to now, Barcelona have pocketed €29.12 million via their participation within the group stage of this season’s UEFA Champions League.
This consists of €18.62 million for participating within the group section and €10.5 million for the 5 victories they’ve achieved to this point.
In complete, Barcelona may earn as a lot as €56.12 million by the top of the group stage – a major sum, notably in gentle of the monetary difficulties the membership has confronted in recent times.
Barça tackle SL Benfica away from dwelling tomorrow evening earlier than going through Atalanta at Montjuic, subsequent week on January 29.