According to the Spanish newspaper As, Real Madrid has now earned more than 40 million euros in the Champions League by qualifying for the knockout stage by finishing first in the group stage. In addition to the base prize money for the tournament, Real Madrid have won enough games in the group stage to bring in more than €1 million for each win. Coupled with the bonus and share of the promotion to the knockout stage, Real Madrid can be said to have won a lot at present.
For Real Madrid, this is undoubtedly what they want to see. In fact, Real Madrid have been financially rich in recent seasons, although the team has spent more than €1 billion to renovate the Bernabeu Stadium. But in addition to taking out a part of this money every season, Real Madrid's 25-year loan from some large consortium has become the key. This money can be repaid with a portion of it in the following seasons, so Real Madrid's finances will not be too much of a problem in recent seasons. When revenues get back on track, they're still one of the richest clubs in Europe.
On top of that, Real Madrid have been consciously cutting back on spending in various transfer windows in recent seasons. As a result, the team still has plenty of liquidity in their hands. Coupled with the good results in the Champions League and the league every season, Real Madrid currently has a lot of available funds in their hands, which will be used in the budget to bring in top superstars in the future. At this time, Real Madrid has earned more than 40 million euros through this season's Champions League, which has to be said to be undoubtedly rich for Real Madrid. It is also impressed by the excellent business vision of the top management.
As things stand, Real Madrid only need to advance two more rounds in the knockout rounds, and the team will receive no less than 70 million euros from the Champions League. The only bad news is that as many as four teams in La Liga have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League this season. This has cut Real Madrid's income to some extent. Because each season's Champions League will be distributed according to the participation of teams in each league after entering the knockout stage. Generally speaking, the prize pool of the five leagues is about the same, and it will be divided between the teams of that league at that time.
In other words, the fewer teams in a league that make it to the final stage of the knockout round, the more points that team will achieve. For example, in the previous 18-19 season, Barcelona stopped in the last four stages of the Champions League knockout round. But they actually got more than $1 that season100 million euros. Liverpool, the Champions League winner that season, received less than €90 million. This is because several Premier League teams in the knockout stage at that time had achieved good results, but on the other hand, in La Liga, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid were very strained at that time. As a result, Barcelona won a very large share of the prize money in the final stage, even directly exceeding the final champion.
Therefore, Real Madrid's share in this regard this season should not be too high, after all, four teams in La Liga have entered the knockout round. And all of them are the top of the group, so in the 16-8 game, all 4 teams have a probability of advancing to the next round, which is undoubtedly not good news. For Real Madrid, the final prize money share will be a few million euros or even 10 million euros less. It can be said that Real Madrid are in a very critical transition phase this season, and the team has completely revamped the squad and established a new style of play with young players such as Bellingham as the core framework. Next, they only need to strengthen each short board position one after another, and a brand-new galactic battleship will set sail.
And this season, Real Madrid's main task is nothing more than to compete for the La Liga title, although there are no hard performance requirements for the Champions League, but it is no problem to advance one more round in the knockout round, at least you can make more money. On top of that, it's about slowly accumulating money so that you can make a difference in the next few transfer windows. Overall, Real Madrid's current plan is very clear, and their income is really enough to match their ambitions.