Rui Borges is Sporting’s Midas, millions keep pouring into Alvalade | OneFootball

Sporting already knows that throughout 2025/26 it will secure a financial gain from its Champions League performance that surpasses what happened during the 2024/25 period in the same competition. With Rui Borges at the helm, and after having defeated PSG at Alvalade (2-1), the Lions currently occupy 6th place (provisionally, as they await the results of the remaining matches of the 7th round this Wednesday).

Heading into the final matchday of the regular Champions League phase, Sporting has the opportunity to increase its points tally in the upcoming visit to Athletic Bilbao on January 28 and also boost its millions. Specifically, in the worst-case scenario, the green and whites could finish the league phase in 19th place and, taking into account the earnings already guaranteed so far, could pocket a total of 49.31 million euros, more than in the previous season.

This amount is divided between the €33.85M from entering the Champions League, another €9.1M from results achieved through wins or draws, and the bonus for the final position, with the worst possible place meaning an amount of 6.36 million euros.

Comparing this to the previous season, in 2024/25 (which also had Ruben Amorim and João Pereira as coaches) Sporting ended its Champions League campaign with a gain of 48.984 million euros. In this scenario, had they managed to qualify for the round of 16—something that didn’t happen due to elimination by the Germans of Borussia Dortmund in the playoff—Rui Borges’ team would have secured an additional 11 million.

To earn more, Sporting must defeat the Spaniards of Athletic Bilbao. The match will take place on Wednesday, January 28, starting at 8:00 p.m., at San Mamés Stadium. Next week’s clash will mark the end of this league phase of the European competition.

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