On March 11, Atletico Madrid withstood the siege of Liverpool at "Anfield", in overtime they overturned from 2:0 to 2:3 and won a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
But what happened four days earlier at their "Vanda Metropolitano", when they drew with Sevilla (2:2), could cost the "colćoneros" dearly. This is why Diego Simeone's team could play in the Europa League next season.
Namely, the Royal Spanish Football Association proposed that, in case the Primera could not continue, the four first-placed teams - Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Real Sociedad - would enter the elite European competition.
If Atlético had won the Andalusians then, they would have finished in 3rd place with 47 points, and Sevilla would have fallen to 6th position with one less, behind Real Sociedad and Getafe.
As "As" writes, the "quilters" would suffer a huge financial blow, because the Champions League's budget, which amounts to over 500 million euros, participates with about 15 percent.
This season, just until the break, Atlético earned 77.200.000, the semi-finals would bring another 12 million, the final 15, and the eventual title an additional four.
By the way, the distribution of television rights brought in 16.200.000 euros last year, and the sum should also include funds from the sale of tickets for the strongest competition, income from sponsors...
By the way, the season without the Champions League could affect the exodus from the "Vanda Metropolitano", because it is hard to believe that some stars would agree to play in a less attractive competition...
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