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Following a 2-1 away win in the first leg at Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Champions League group stage is within reach of Red Bull Salzburg ahead of Wednesday’s second leg (9 pm LIVE ticker and in Sky).
In addition to sporting success, the “cops” also want a lot of money. If Salzburg qualify for the group stage, they would surely have around 30 million euros.
However, UEFA has yet to make a final decision on how the millions will be distributed among the 32 clubs. “Officially we still have nothing. But we estimate that this will be communicated before the group draw (Thursday, 5:00 pm)”, explains the commercial director of Salzburg, Stefan Reiter, who, due to the current situation, “offers a reduction of premiums 10 to 20 percent. ” calculates.
“Of course, UEFA also has to accept a loss of revenue. It would mean that UEFA ‘stretched’ losses for several years.” In 2019/20, CL’s group stage participation was worth € 15.25 million, € 2.7 million for a win and € 900,000 for a draw. Salzburg took it with two wins and a draw, as well as the money from the ranking of coefficients (13.3 million) in the group stage to about 35 million euros.
“The winnings from the Champions League are, of course, very welcome,” Reiter said. “But first of all, it is an incredibly large international showcase that we are in. We saw it last season. Be it in the fan area, on social media or in the transfer market – that’s a huge lever. In the Champions League, everything is bigger and more intense in at least one dimension, the multiplier is different, you have to advance to the quarter-finals or semifinals of the Europa League to generate that attention.
Salzburg expects a revenue shortfall of nine million
In the days of Corona, however, the “policemen” also have to make economic cuts in the queen category, as Reiter emphasizes.
“We have to deal with audience restrictions in a possible Champions League group stage and restrictions in La Liga with a revenue shortfall of 8.5 to 9 million euros,” explains Reiter, whose club is undoubtedly a fixed ticket for the group stage of the Europa League. owns, towards the APA. “Game days are an essential environment with the additional revenue, for example from sales at newsstands, merchandising or hospitality.”
Last week, the continental football federation UEFA held its test of at least partially full tiered Super Cup matches between Bayern Munich and FC Sevilla in Budapest in front of 15,500 spectators. Specific instructions for international clubs playing in the fall have yet to officially emerge from this.
“Until now, there have been no signs from UEFA that spectators will be allowed. Now we have developed so many spectator concepts that UEFA will find a suitable one. In the end, however, it is up to the local authorities,” says Reiter. expecting information from UEFA soon.
In the Bundesliga, the only home game to date against Altach allowed 3,000 spectators to enter the stadium. However, Reiter is “skeptical that the 3,000 will hold out.” Reiter cannot understand that the audience limits are set by internal policy in absolute numbers and not in relation to the conditions of the respective stadiums. “The basic logic of assuming capabilities is more sensible and is used in most European countries. And UEFA does the same,” he emphasized.
The short-term nature with which changes to measures are implemented is also extremely challenging. “The preparation of a game day is becoming more and more a blind flight”, complains Reiter and refers, among other things, to the cancellation conditions: “We are forced to cancel with suppliers between 36 and 72 hours before the game. They are huge. “
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