Sevilla is playing, apart from the sporting prestige, huge economic benefits in the Champions League if it manages to eliminate Borussia Dortmund, its rival in the round of 16 starting this Wednesday. So much so that if Lopetegui's men manage to reach the fourth place, the entity will earn double the income obtained from winning the Europa League last August, their last European title.
The Andalusian entity obtained a total of 35 million euros for winning the Europa League, while it will exceed 72 million if it manages to eliminate the German team and a little more than 10 million is played in this tie, since it has already secured more than 61 million since the competition started. Sevilla are entitled to 15.6 million for entering the group stage, to which must be added 11.7 for the results obtained (at a rate of 2.7 million victory and 900,000 euros for a tie). For qualifying for the round of 16, Sevilla also receives 9.5 million attachments.
For the total sum, the amount that UEFA distributes by ranking coefficient still needs to be added, which as Sevilla is the eighth team in Europe in this section, it goes to 24.3 million.
All this, added to the more than 10 million in the event that it reaches the quarterfinals, would generate an amount of 72 million, which is double that obtained for being champion in the second European competition and that Sevilla has already won up to six times.
The leaders of Sevilla have understood, therefore, that for the growth of the entity the business is in the annual representation in the Champions League, much more than in winning a title like the Europa League, which gives prestige and increases the record, it is clear , but that does not give the same benefits as the tournament of the stars.