Barça, forced to win the Europa League if it stayed out in the Champions League

The FC Barcelona put in risk his economy this Wednesday to the not being able to win to the Inter of Milan. The Barcelona group contested an authentic final in front of the 'neroazzurri' due to the fact that the only result that cost them was the victory. In spite of this, the square directed by Xavi Hernández paid very expensive the low defensive performance showed, especially, in the second part of the meeting and went out of the Spotify Camp Nou with a tie with 'flavour' to defeat, since his continuity in the UEFA Champions League is extremely committed.

Needed of a true miracle to happen of round, in the dispatches of Can Barça prepare to receive a hard hit no only in the sportive, but also in the economic. The past Sunday, the Managerial Board of the entity presented a budget of 1.255 'kilos', in where it contemplated that the square of Xavi no only would happen to the eighth of final of the League of Champions, but these would arrive to the quarter-finals. It is by this that if the team does not fulfil the aim, the Barça will lose, like minimum, 20.2 million euros, in addition to the income by the coefficient UEFA and the derivatives of the television rights.

Like this then , the only existent way to counter, no to compensate, the financial impact that avecina in the arks of the institution culé would be to win obligatoriamente the Europe League. Of 'descend' to said tournament, the Catalans will receive around 500 one thousand euros to be in the play-offs of the second European competition. To happen to eighth, the figure perceived would be of 1,2 million euros; to chambers, of 1,8 millions; to semifinals, of 2,8 millions; and, if they classify to the final, could ingresar 4,6 millions, to which would add him some 4 additional millions in case to win it.

In total, the entry that could perceive the Catalan entity in case to top like the champions of the competition rondaría the 14.9 million euros, only in fixed quantities. To this sum would add him the income by coefficient of the UEFA and the derivatives of the television rights. Of this way, the economic problems would see minimised, since the difference between the mount presupuestado for classifying to the quarter-finals of the Champions and the maximum figure that would receive the culés if they win the Europe League is of 5.3 million euros.

Profits for the next season

On the other hand, raise the trophy of the Europe League would benefit to the blaugranas in the draw of the UEFA Champions League 2023-2024, since the champion of the tournament will belong to the 'Bass drum 1' of the draw of the maximum competition of clubs of the world. To achieve this aim, the directed by Xavi Hernández could run with a bit more than luck and avoid form part of a so complicated group like the one of this year, which has brought a lot of negative consequences for the entity.