The money that Barça will lose due to their defeat against Shakhtar

The FC Barcelona left to escape his first opportunity to classify to the eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League, an aim that has almost in the pocket after adding the plenary of points in the three first days of the phase of groups. However, the defeat in front of the Shakhtar Donetsk (1-0) has an important economic cost and unexpected, since the accounts of the club gave to close the group with puntaje perfect in front of the affordable of the fixture.

With the surprising fall in Hamburg, the Barça left to escape the 2.8 million euros by victory that the UEFA assigns in the tournament. For the moment, the ones of Xavi Hernández have ingresado 24,04 millions in the Champiions, €15,64m for participating in the phase of groups and other €8,4m by the three triumphs harvested previously (in front of Amberes, Port wine and Shakhtar). To having classified this Tuesday to eighth, the club had ensured 9,6 extra millions.

The accounts of the Barça to save his finances in the Champions

In accordance with the plan of economic feasibility culé, the budget of the 2023/24 foresees some profits by the order of the 40 million euros in the Champions, as long as the team advance, at least, until quarter-finals. If the ones of Xavi add victories in the two remaining days (in front of Port wine and Amberes), the phase of groups will close with gains by the order of the 39.24 'kilos' at a rate of will add other €5,6m by the two victories and the €9.6m for advancing to eighth.

In case to follow with life in the tournament, the Barça can invoice 10,6 millions for accessing to the quarter-finals; €12,5m for being in semifinals; €15,5m for arriving to the final and other €20m if it raises the title in Wembley. This, added to the 34,11 'kilos' that correspond him to the club for being the third team in the ránking of the competition would add a total of 131,35 million euros to the arks culés. Nevertheless, the first is to ensure the classification, something that the Barça does not achieve from the 2020/21.

The Barça already knows the cost of an elimination in phase of groups

In the two last seasons, the club finished third in his group, with which had to play the 'playoff' of the Europe League. This supposed a stray of income of around 20 million euros, still when, in the 2021/22, the team advanced until the quarter-finals of the UEL. More dramatic was the panorama the past season, since the culés fell in the 'playoff' in front of the Manchester United. In the 23/24, the priority is to finalise the phase of groups like leader to avoid to one of the 'coconuts' in the draw of eighth.