The millions that Benfica and Sporting have already won in the UEFA Champions League
Eagles have already exceeded 60 million euros
With a guaranteed presence in the UEFA Champions League play-offs , Benfica and Sporting secured not only a sporting objective, but also increased the revenue extracted from the main European club competition.
The amount is already significant. Especially for Benfica , who started the campaign with a greater balance than their rivals, due to the coefficient. Furthermore, the Eagles added two more points in the league phase, which also helps to make the difference. Each victory was worth 2.1 million euros at that stage, and the three points scored by Bruno Lage’s team against Juventus , in Turin, also allowed them to seal their presence in the play-offs, finishing in 16th place.
Between the classification bonus and the amount corresponding to the position in which it was placed, Benfica guaranteed an additional 8.17 million euros, as indicated by Football Meets Data. As a result, SAD revenue led by Rui Costa has already exceeded 60 million in revenue in the current edition of the competition. R$60.435 million, to be more exact.
It is in 17th place in the earnings ranking, while Sporting appears in 24th position. A draw with Bologna entitles them to receive 700,000 euros, and the Lions also receive one million euros for their presence in the play-offs, plus 4.11 million for 23rd place in the league table.
That said, SAD led by Frederico Varandas is almost at 50 million euros in revenue. It goes for R$48.984 million in prizes.
The list of earnings is led by Liverpool , which was first placed in the league stage, and has already exceeded 99 million euros in revenue.
