The goodbye of Barça, Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla to the Champions League is great news for Real Madrid economically. This is so due to the ‘market pool’, a concept often forgotten by the general public due to its low amount but which could be very profitable for the whites this season. This is the part of profits that UEFA distributes based on the weight of the audiovisual market of the country that the team represents, which in the Spanish case had never been very high. Until now.
Historically, the ‘market pool’ always penalized Spanish teams fundamentally because there were several that went far in the competition and it had to be distributed among all of them, normally three or four teams. Uefa distributed 300 million for this concept last season, of which Real Madrid, being champion, took only 16.8. The Spanish teams were distributed by the ‘market pool’ about 57 million last season. But this figure will change for sure in the absence of the rest of the Spanish teams and the emoluments will depend exclusively on how far the white team goes in the competition. Thus, while Barça faces serious economic complications, Madrid wins again.
For this season, UEFA has already distributed half of the amount, which amounts to 28.5 million and is distributed according to the position in the League. Madrid have received 40% (11.2 million) for being champion. Barcelona, ??second, has taken 30%, 8.4; the At. Madrid, third, 20%, 5.6 M, and Sevilla, fourth, 10%, 2.8.
It is in the other half where he will earn more than expected, since at 3.9 million for the group stage matches, he could add about 8.5, 11.7 if he reaches the final. In total, he could pocket 26.7 for the 16.8 last season.
Adding up all the income from the Champions League, both sports and television rights, Real Madrid has already secured an income of 70.7 million euros. But if he wins the fifteenth they will surely shoot up to 111.8 million euros (he will have to add the amounts for winning games) and that can increase to 115 or more by the ‘market pool’.
