Champions League. Why does the elimination of Monaco do the business of PSG and OM? .
The misfortune of some is the happiness of others. Eliminated in the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven, AS Monaco will not play in the group stage of the most prestigious of European competitions. If it does not suit the coefficient of France in the UEFA rankingthis counter-performance suits the bank account of PSG and OM well.
Quite simply because the two French clubs qualified this season in the Champions League share a larger part of the TV rights reversed by the European football body to France. Of a total of 300 million euros, 70 should go to French clubs, inform our colleagues of the Team. Half of this sum will be donated directly to PSG and OM according to the following distribution: 55% for the reigning French champion and 45% for his runner-up. That is a total of 19 million euros for Paris and 16 for OM. In the event of qualification, the club of the Principality would have received 20% of this sum, OM 35% and PSG 45%.
The other half of the TV rights will be reversed to Parisians and Marseillais according to another criterion: the number of matches played in the competition. The further PSG and OM go, the greater the amount will be.
Jackpot for the winner
The TV rights represent only a small part of the cake promised to the 32 participants in the very lucrative Champions League. All clubs qualifying for the group stage will receive a participation bonus of 15.64 million euros. An additional €600 million is redistributed by UEFA based on performance. A win brings in €2.8 million, a draw €930,000. The clubs qualified in 8th will receive 9.6 million euros each. Participation in the quarters will bring in €10.6 million, €12.5 million for a semi-final and €15.5 million for the final. Finally, the winner will receive 4.5 M€ + 3.5 M€ for having automatically won his ticket to the European Super Cup.
An additional €600 million is provided by UEFA for clubs based on their history in the competition over the past ten years. At the top of this ranking, Real Madrid should receive, for example, the tidy sum of €36.38 million. Assuming that the next winner of the C1 is a big European, he could therefore pocket a sum well in excess of 100 million euros.