International football
Paris Saint Germain and Inter Milan not only play the title of European champion, but also an important sum of money.
The UEFA Champions League trophy is exhibited in the Munich Olympic Park, where the final will be played between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan are summoned to face in the final of the Champions League On Saturday, May 31 at 1:00 p.m. at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Casa del Bayern Munich German.
The party is presented as an opportunity to enter the history of both teams, since on the one hand there is Luis Enrique’s PSG, a club that, despite the great economic investment during the last decade, has failed to lift a Champions League; While, at the other end, there is Inter, a team that has made great campaigns in Italy in recent seasons and the European title would be a cherry in the cake of the Simone Inzaghi project.
For the Munich final there is much at stake: glory, thirst for triumph and an opportunity to enter history, But another factor also stands out: the economic.
The competitions of Europe are, from afar, the ones that have the greatest economic capacity throughout the world and UEFA does not spare to reward the clubs that compete in their tournaments with juicy millions of euros.
For the final between PSG and Inter of Milan, there are just over US $ 20 million in dispute, an amount equivalent to approximately Q153 million.
According to the official UEFA document entitled “Distribution to the UEFA Champions League clubs, the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Conference League and the UEFA Super Cup for the 2024-27 cycle (season 2024/25)”, the Economic Prize for The champion From the 2024-2025 season It will amount to US $ 28.3 million.
However, that is not all, since UEFA rewards teams in relation to their performance throughout the tournament, that is, the team that is champion could raise their income up to about US $ 125 million, depending on their results.
How does UEFA distribute money in the Champions League?
- Runner -up: US $ 19.9 million
- Participation in the League phase: US $ 20.1 million
- Victory in the League phase: US $ 2.3 million per game cattle
- League phase draw: US $ 770,000 per match tied
- Classification to the round of 16: US $ 11.9 million
- Classification to the quarterfinals: US $ 13.5 million
- Semifinal classification: US $ 16.2 million