Real Madrid Fills Their Pockets in Champions League, Eliminating Atlético Comes With a Reward

Real Madrid Eliminated Atlético de Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16 after a hard-fought tie that had to be solved in a penalty shootout. This circumstance has led to the white team's treasury recording a significant increase in its expected income for the current season thanks to the prize money from this competition.

UEFA, in addition to renewing the format of the top continental tournament, has also modified the prize money each club receives for advancing each knockout stage with successful results. Despite a really irregular league phase, in which the white club was on the verge of elimination during some matches, Carlo Ancelotti's pupils knew how to turn the situation around with guarantees.

After their victories against Atalanta, RB Salzburg, and Stade Brestois, the merengue team reached the round of 16 against Manchester City. The sky blue squad offered resistance at the Etihad Stadium, but they crumbled during their visit to Santiago Bernabéu thanks to Kylian Mbappé's hat-trick. UEFA, for that victory against the team coached by Pep Guardiola, awarded the merengue team about 11M euros.

That is the figure that the entity presided over by Aleksander Ceferin has established for all teams reaching the round of 16 of the new Champions League format. The elimination of Atlético de Madrid, implying the advance to the quarter-finals, has injected another 12.5M more into Santiago Bernabéu's coffers, money welcomed by the white managers.

Shocking Amount of Money at Stake

Not only does the victory in the knockout rounds influence the prize money Real Madrid has collected to date. Each match won in the league phase means 2.1M euros for the winning club. Thus, considering that the white team earned three points on five occasions, they have accumulated 10.5M euros.

The competitive performance of the white club has guaranteed 34M euros to date, half of the total earnings of the white team in this European campaign. The information published by MARCA reveals that the merengue accounts would have recorded the arrival of 67.1M euros since their journey began in the 24/25 Champions League.

The rest of the money received by the white squad corresponds to the so-called value pillar with which UEFA distributes the money caused by each edition of this competition. The organization based in Nyon understands that not all participating teams contribute the same value to the tournament, which is why there will always be clubs that see their prize money increased.

One of those teams is Real Madrid. In addition to UEFA's value pillar, other additional income such as the pool from the broadcasting of television rights should not be forgotten. This income account is very important for all clubs, given that the Champions League is one of the most followed sports competitions on the planet.