Millions roll in: Sporting’s Champions League earnings revealed | OneFootball

Sporting not only made sports history with the comeback against Bodø/Glimt, but is also filling its coffers with the campaign in the UEFA Champions League. With the qualification for the quarter-finals - something unprecedented in the current format of the competition - the lions immediately secured an additional 12.5 million euros, a fixed amount awarded by UEFA at this stage.

But the financial gain goes far beyond that. Throughout the competition, Rui Borges's team had already accumulated around 38 million euros in the league phase, resulting from participation, victories, draws, and the final classification (7th place), which allowed them to avoid the playoff.

To this amount, an additional 11 million euros were added for direct qualification to the round of 16. In total, Sporting has already accumulated around 63 million euros solely in direct performance bonuses. This amount is further increased by the UEFA coefficient component - a variable that depends on the club's European history - which should yield more than 10 million euros.

In total, the lions have already secured almost 73 million euros in this edition of the Champions, a figure that could continue to rise if the team advances further in the competition. In other words, besides the sporting impact and European visibility, this campaign is also having a huge impact on the Club's financial health.

- which eliminated Bayer Leverkusen. The first leg will be played at Estádio José Alvalade on April 7 or 8, with the second and decisive round to be played in England on the 14th or 15th.

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