Real Madrid plays a millionaire to eliminate Chelsea

Qualifying for the semifinals of the Champions League has a double prize. In addition to being among the last four contenders who will fight for the Orejona, the pass puts a succulent reward at stake. If Madrid makes good the advantage it got in London and eliminates Chelsea, the white club will pocket 12.5 million euros, an amount with which UEFA rewards each of the four semifinalists. An injection always well received in the madridista coffers…

The white entity has entered 87.31 million euros gross (there are 84.65 net, because UEFA will deduct 3.05% of what corresponds to each club in its five-year plan to alleviate the losses caused by the pandemic) from the participation and performance of Ancelotti’s team in this edition of the continental maximum. Bayern, who have won 89.19 million euros, is the only one that surpasses him.

Madrid began its journey with 52.04 million euroswhich is broken down into two items: €15.64 million of the fixed amount received by each participant in the group stage and €36.4 million as the leader of the UEFA ranking over ten years. The five victories in the league brought him 15.07 million (Each victory is paid at €2.8 million plus the proportional part of the money not distributed in ties), to which must be added a bonus of €9.6 million for qualifying for the round of 16. For the pass to the quarterfinals, the whites won 10.6 million euros.

To these amounts must be added the market pool, a variable amount distributed according to the importance of the television market in each country. This bag, in turn, is distributed according to the classification in the League the previous season and the number of games played in the current edition of the Champions League. As estimated by AS, Madrid is guaranteed by market pool another 14.8 million euros gross (14.35 net) and aspires to take another 2.35 million euros depending on how far it goes and the results of Villarreal and Atlético.

In the total count the whites have entered 102.16 million gross (99.04 net) and they aspire to pocket another €34.85 million (33.79 net) if they are champions and Villarreal and Atlético do not advance to the quarterfinals.