CLASSIFY FIRST, A NECESSITY
The financial 'obligation' of Barça in the Champions League
FC Barcelona wants to leave behind the disappointments in the Champions League that, in addition to the negative sporting effects, have generated economic consequences for the club. In this edition, the objective is to turn the page
It said Xavi Hernández before the debut of the FC Barcelona in the Champions League that the aim that has marked the team is to classify like first of groups to eighth of final. After this, there will be long for replantearse what can or not doing the team, but and moment the blaugrana have between eyebrow and eyebrow live a liguilla 'pleasant' and without the complications that have had in the two last years, that have remained deleted very soon.
The true is that, in addition to the sportive section -that it is the most important- part of the reflection of the trainer egarense and the imperial need to sign a phase of groups convincente is given by the economic income that would have the picture blaugrana in case to classify like first of the group H, that share with the Port wine, Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Amberes. In paper, have a quite affordable group.
The economic profits for the Barça with the Champions
It is not a secret for anybody that the Barcha has missed the income that generate in the Champions League, especially because in the last years in the previsiónde income was to classify, at least, to the quarter-finals. With the seguidilla of bad results, the club has left to win a lot of money and in this season will look for, in addition to recovering his pride in Europe, help to the arks.
It is necessary to split by the fact that, for participating in the phase of groups, the Barça already has ensured some 49,65 million euros; 15,64 for contesting the liguilla (like the rest of teams) and other 34,11 'kilos' for closing the podium of the ráking historical of the competition of ten years that, besides, rewards the titles of the clubs in all the history. It is the 'mattress' that has ensured the club, but go to by the extraordinary income.
Win all the parties, an imperial need
It is worth it to remember that the UEFA goes awarding economic profits to the teams depending on the results that obtain in each party. By each victory, add in his pockets 2,8 million euros, whereas by the ties are €0,93m. In this sense, in case that the Barça add six victories in the phase of groups would be 'embolsillando' €16,8m. Likewise, in case to remain like first of the group H, the competition would reward them with €9,6m more.
It is necessary to take in account, as they remember in Sportive World, that along his history in the Champions League, the Barça only has had plenary of victories in the phase of groups in an alone opportunity, in the edition 2002-2003 when Louis go Gaal was to the control of the bench. They added 16 points in the 2005/06 (champions) and 2011/12 (semis), whereas they finished with 15 units in the 2001/02 (1ª liguilla), 14/15 (champions), 16/17 (fourth) and 20/21 (eighth).
