Fenerbahçe v Benfica: Millions at stake in the Champions League 💰 | OneFootball

50 million euros. This is, roughly, the amount that Fenerbahçe and Benfica are chasing in the play-off for qualification to the Champions League. The millionaire competition didn't get its nickname by chance, and in addition to all the prestige associated with the trophy, the teams play in the Champions for the biggest financial gains of the season.

After eliminating Nice in the third qualifying round, Benfica faces Fenerbahçe in the play-off, the last step before confirming their presence in the Champions League. The calculations are difficult, but it's worth mentioning that, in 2024/25, the eagles earned almost 47.9 M€ just for being present in the league phase of the Champions.

In total, Benfica took home about 71.44 million euros during the 2024/25 edition of the Champions League. In addition to the already mentioned amount - calculated through calculations between attendance prize and 'value pillar', which combines 'market pool' and historical ranking - the eagles also achieved five victories, two draws, the 16th place in the league phase and qualification for the quarter-finals of the competition.

For the 2025/26 edition of the Champions League, UEFA has set aside more than 2,400 million euros, to be distributed among the participants of the league phase. 670M will be shared by the 36 emblems present in this round, to which is added the 'value pillar', for which 853M are set aside - which will not be equally distributed among the clubs.

Finally, UEFA also has 914 million euros to distribute among the participants according to their performance throughout the tournament. If Benfica ends up being eliminated by Fenerbahçe in the Champions League play-off, the organization that oversees European football will give 4.29M to the eagles.

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