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With the defeat of this Tuesday in Thessaloniki against PAOK, SL Benfica saw the most important goal of the season disappear from an economic point of view. Due to the investment in the squad (80 million euros: the highest in the history of the club) the elimination of the ‘Champions’ could be a serious blow to the finances of the ’embodied’.
Although SL Benfica is not one of the candidates to win the Champions League, economically participation in the largest club competition in Europe would allow a significant economic adjustment, especially considering the size of the Portuguese clubs.
Direct access to the group stage would guarantee € 15.25 million and, for each match, clubs can place significant amounts of money in the event of a victory (€ 2.7 million) or a draw (€ 900,000). To these values, 1.1 million euros are added for each position in the ranking of the 32 participants of the ‘Champions’, which could win the ‘reds’ a minimum prize of 37.4 million euros, advances the national sports press.
How much can the Europa League be worth?
The defeat to PAOK places the ‘Reds’ directly into the group stage of the Europa League, where they will receive 2.92 million euros. For each victory the club coached by Jorge Jesús will receive 570 thousand euros, and for each tie 190 thousand euros. A significant difference from the Champions League.
If SL Benfica guarantees first place in the Europa League group, it will receive one million euros, if it is in second place the amount is reduced by half, 500 thousand euros. After a possible qualification for the rounds to be eliminated, the first round of 32 teams gives the winner 500 thousand euros, followed by the round of 16 where a victory guarantees 1.1 million euros.
If the campaign remains victorious and the Reds reach the quarter-finals, a victory will mean 1.5 million euros. The semi-final of the Europa League awards the winning team with 2.4 million euros and, obviously, access to the final. In the last match of the competition, the winning team puts in 8.5 million euros, while the loser receives 4.5 million euros.
In the best perspective, assuming that SL Benfica can win every match in the group stage (six wins at 570 thousand euros for each win), and win the competition, the coffers of the ‘eagles’ would raise 19.62 million euros. euros.
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