Real Madrid won Manchester City last Wednesday in the return Kylian Mbappé, author of a ‘hat-trick that fulfilled those of Pep Guardiola, who made up a goal in the discount, in the first Great European night of ‘9’ in a Santiago Bernabéu satisfied with one of the best versions of his team. The current European champion, CAs always from the change of format, it will be in the round of 16 of the Champions. And he will do it after eliminating Manchester City with an outstanding game.
Today he will know if Atlético de Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen awaits him but his passage to the eighth has already allowed him to pocket a significant economic sum.
Each One of the 36 clubs that reached the group stage will receive 18.64 million euros, divided into an initial payment of 14.8 million euros and a balance of 840,000 euros.
Once the group stage has started, each game and in it several million euros are put into play. Specifically, each club receives 2.1 million euros for each victory and
700,000 euros for each draw.
An important booty
With five wins and three losses in the League phase, Real Madrid A total of 29.1 million euros entered, an amount that joined the 18.6 that UEFA gave only for participating. That is, in the previous phase the white club A total of 47.7 million euros were taken to its coffers, which could be 49.7 if it had entered the top 8 like Atlético and Barça.
Now, his victory against City has not only allowed him to stand in the round of 16 but fattening its coffers with 11 million euros more, which raises the total amount to 58.7.
An amount that can increase if whites maintain their good streak and continue to advance in the maximum continental competition.
And once the group stage is over, the qualifiers phase begins. And here the awards begin to be more succulent. Thus, we have:
Pass to the round of 16: 11 million euros per club.
Pass to the quarterfinals: 12.5 million euros per club.
Pass to the semifinals: 15 million euros per club.
How much does the champion win?
The finalists of this 2024/25 edition of the Champions League. The runner -up You will receive 18.5 million euros. While the team that raises the UEFA Champions League trophy will receive 25 million euros.
That is, as payments are cumulative, the team that wins the Champions League You will receive revenues close to 111 million only for sports merits. A figure that can still be greater in the case of the white team.
UEFA also has 850 million euros (35% of the total budget) that are distributed in a system known as “Value Pillar”. In short, this system considers that not all teams provide the same value to the competition. Logically, among these teams are those who have a brighter competitive curriculum and, therefore, attract more fans. We are referring to Real Madrid, Bayern de Munich, Manchester City, …
This compensation supposes That if any of those chosen clubs becomes champion of the current edition, more than 200 million euros could be pocketed.