On Champions League night, Benfica and Fenerbahçe battle for millions | OneFootball

On the day of all or nothing, Benfica takes the field tonight, August 27, where they will compete with Fenerbahçe for a place in the league phase of the Champions League. Waiting for the reds, and the Turks, are many millions of euros, which can certainly make a difference in the course of this season.

The newspaper Record writes in its morning edition this Wednesday that if they qualify for the most important European competition, the Club da Luz will automatically receive about 18.62 million euros, however, the millionaire's income will not stop there, as there are other variables to take into account.

Once their presence in the league phase is assured, Benfica will still receive an extra slice based on what was calculated by the negotiations between UEFA and the various European associations, regarding the ranking of the 36 teams in competitions and television rights partnerships. Doing the math, the eagles could still pocket another 25M€.

Once the payments for qualification and presence in the highest competition of European football are finalized, the clubs start to receive according to their sporting performance in the competition. For each victory achieved in the league phase, Benfica could receive about 2.1 million euros, while a draw guarantees an income close to 750 thousand euros.

If everything goes well in the first phase of the Champions League, if the reds manage to reach the quarter-finals, as has been their mark in the last season, the coffers of the Club da Luz will count on an injection of an amount that can reach up to 12.5M€. With eyes on qualification, the Glorious' objective, from a financial point of view, is always to surpass the record of the previous season. In 2024/25, in the new format of the Champions League, Benfica pocketed 71.44 million euros.

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