Barcelona fans celebrate Sporting's Champions League qualification | OneFootball

Alisson Santos qualified Sporting for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League with a decisive goal against Athletic Bilbao (3-2), thrilling the Sporting fans present in the Basque region. But the goal was also widely celebrated in the city of Barcelona.

Real Madrid lost (4-2) to Benfica and, as a result, will have to play the play-off of the millionaire competition. But the Madrid team could have finished among the top eight if Sporting hadn’t scored the winning goal. The confirmation of Benfica’s victory with Trubin’s goal also helped, and the Barça fans rejoiced at the fall of the “merengues.”

At Camp Nou, where the home team thrashed Copenhagen 4-1 and secured direct qualification to the round of 16, Alisson Santos’ goal was greatly celebrated by the Barça fans, precisely because of the consequences it had for Real. And soon the fans began to jump, singing: “Whoever doesn’t jump is a Madridista”.

This triumph by the Lions allowed them to reach 67.09 million euros in total for the campaign. Just for qualifying, they earned more than 11 million (in addition to €8.25M for 7th place), and they could add another €12.5M if they reach the “quarters.” Advancing to this stage would be unprecedented, as Sporting have never qualified for this phase of the millionaire competition.

Sporting will have to wait until the draw on February 27 to find out which opponent they will face among the “16 best” of the old continent, who will come from this quartet: Benfica (24th place), Bodo/Glimt (23rd), Real Madrid (9th), or Inter Milan (10th).

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