Beating Napoli in the round of 16, an economic obligation for Barça

The classification to quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League is an obligation in all the senses for the FC Barcelona. In addition to recovering the European prestige lost in the last years, the club needs to surpass the phase of eighth to fulfil with it presupuestado in the plan of economic feasibility that the directive formulated for the 2023/24.

In total, the pass to fourth supposes some 15 million extra euros for the club, including the sale of entrances. The UEFA delivers 10.6 'kilos' for arriving to chambers, in addition to €2.8m by each victory. The elimination, instead, would generate another gap in the very difficult budget to cover after the delay with the payments of Líbero Football and other 'crowbars' that the directive has not attained to close.

Already being in chambers, the team can do have some extra millions for following advancing in Champions. UEFA will deliver 12,5 million home semifinalist euros and 15.5 'kilos' to the two clubs that contest the final in Wembley. The champion will carry €4.5m extras. For the Barça, the quarter-finals have been inalcansables from the 2019/20, the season of the improvised 'final eight' in Lisbon by the pandemia.

The Barça also will play the World-wide of Clubs in front of the Naples

Another economic incentive for the Barça in front of the Naples is the classification to the World-wide of Clubs of 2025. The culés depend on to arrive far in Champions to classify to the new tournament of FIFA, in addition to the fall of the Athletic of Madrid in his key in front of the Inter of Milan. The culés need to advance at least to semifinals of Champions to surpass to the 'colchoneros' and, besides, that the 'rojiblancos' do not add more points this season.

The Athletic has 62 points in the ránking clasificatorio of FIFA, 6 more than the Barça (56). In this sense, the Barça can lose at all more and at all less than 50 million euros if it remains out of the World-wide, a tournament to the that only will be possible to classify by means of the attainments obtained in the Champions current. Real Madrid and Manchester City already ensured his classification when winning the two previous editions of the tournament. If the Barcelona falls the Tuesday in front of the Naples, will say goodbye to the World-wide.