Benfica has already won more than 72.5 million euros (ME) in the 2022/23 edition of the football Champions League, a new club record, after the 10.6 million it added this Wednesday with the qualification for the quarterfinals.
For the second consecutive year in the top 8 of the main European club competition, the ‘incarnated’ already exceed the 65.4 ME raised last season, which was their previous maximum earnings in the ‘Champions’.
The Luz team secured a place in the quarterfinals of the 2022/23 edition by beating Club Brugge 5-1 today, after the 2-0 win in Belgium.
Facing third place in the 2021/22 I Liga, the ‘red’ started the Champions League in the third round, which they beat, beating Midtjylland, to eliminate Dinamo Kiev in the play-off.
By winning a place in the group stage, Benfica immediately collected ME 38.38, ME 15.64 fixed, which UEFA gives to the 32 participants, and ME 22.74 variable, according to the ranking of the last 10 years.
According to the results of the group stage, the ‘incarnated’ collected more than ME 13,978, ME 11.2 for the four victories (ME 2.8 at home), ME 1.86 for the two draws (930,000 euros each) and also 0.918 ME for the redistribution of draws.
As these results qualified for the ‘eighth’, Benfica pocketed another 9.6 ME and, now, as qualification for the ‘fourths’, another 10.6 ME.
The total thus amounted to 72,558 ME, an amount that can still grow on the sides of Luz, in the event that the ‘incarnated’ reach the semifinals (another 12.5 ME), the final (another 15.5 ME) or even reach their third European. title (another 4.5 ME).
There is still 32.5 ME pending payment, and to these amounts must be added those of the ‘market pool’, related to television rights. UEFA will distribute a total of 292 ME to the 32 clubs, based on the proportional value of the countries.
In the race for an amount similar to that of Benfica is FC Porto, which, if it eliminates Inter Milan in Dragão next Tuesday, after the 1-0 defeat at San Siro, will increase its amount to 71,835 ME.
The ‘dragons’ received ME 39,517 for entering the group stage (ME 15.64 fixed and ME 12,507 variable, according to the ranking), ME 12,118 for the results (the four wins and the rest of the draws) and ME 9.6 for being in the ‘eighth’, continuing with 61,235 ME.
For its part, Sporting, who missed the round of 16, ‘stopped’ at 35,136 ME, added to the 28,147 ME from entering the group stage, the 6.53 ME from the two draws and one loss, and the 0.459 ME of the rest of the day. the raffles
The national record is held by FC Porto since 2018/19, when the ‘dragons’ accumulated 79,208 ME, an amount that both the ‘blue and white’ can surpass this season, but only reaching the final semifinals
Source: TSF
