It is the reward for the red and white team's advancement among the eight best in Europe, the place to which the Slovenian goalkeeper led them. He first denied Alexis Sánchez the goal on the Italian team's second shot, the third of the shootout. Then, after Saúl Ñíguez failed in the next one, he flew in an extraordinary way to stop the maximum penalty from the Dutchman Davy Klaassen, who entered the field in the 111th minute. Lautaro Martínez hit the ninth shot wide.
There was no need to take the tenth and final penalty against Atlético, the winner because Oblak had already directed them towards the precious prize of 10.6 million euros in the next round.
In the sum of this edition, at the same time, it shot up to 80,736 million euros of income in the maximum continental competition of 2023-24, in the absence of other variables.
It has already raised 15.64 million euros for participation in the group stage; the 11.2 of his four wins in that round; the 1,860 result of their two ties; the 9.6 for competing in the round of 16; and the 31,836 awarded by UEFA for their current position in the ranking of the last ten campaigns of the 32 current participants in the Champions League. He is the fifth. Only Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern and City surpass it.
There is still the so-called 'market pool', the proportional value of each television market, which is generally around ten million euros. It depends on the amount that is provided to Spain. Of one half, 20 percent corresponds to the red and white team, as third in the last League. The other half is measured by the number of games they play in the tournament, in which they are already in the quarterfinals, like Real Madrid and Barcelona, with whom they share this game, in addition to Real Sociedad, who said goodbye in the round of 16.
740 million euros from the Champions League in the Simeone era
The impact of the Champions League on Atlético's economy is crucial, with a total of approximately 740 million euros of income so far coming from this tournament since Diego Simeone has directed it, throughout the eleven seasons of uninterrupted participation in this competition; sometimes with more success (two finals) and other times with less, as happened with the eliminations in the group stage in 2017-18 and 2022-23.
Last season, so far below expectations (they were last in the group), they earned 61,778 million euros; In 2021-22, when it reached the quarterfinals (it was eliminated by Manchester City 1-0 on aggregate) it received 89,593 million; and in 2020-21 (they were defeated in the round of 16 by Chelsea), it reached 75,060 million.
In 2019-20, kept out of the semifinals by Leipzig, it raised 91,454 million; in 2018-19, 85,650 million until their elimination in the round of 16 against Juventus; In 2017-18, outside in the group stage, he earned 31,730, although he later added 16,127 million as champion of the Europa League, with the final in which he defeated Marseille 3-0 in Lyon.
Before, in 2016-17 (they were eliminated in the semifinals by Real Madrid), it reached 60,615 million; In 2015-16, when he was runner-up at San Siro, he accumulated 69,665 million; In 2014-15, defeated in the quarterfinals, it totaled 43,723 million; and in 2013-14, when the Lisbon final lost in extra time, it was 52,687 million, according to official UEFA data in its annual financial reports.
Its impact on the budget is key. For example, before Simeone's arrival, in 2011-12 the club's income and expenses forecast was 129.8 million euros. At the beginning of the 2019-20 campaign, before the impact of Covid-19 on the teams' coffers and collections, the planned amount was 515 million.
A 297 percent difference that exemplifies why it is so important to play in the Champions League. It is stability for Atlético. Also money to sustain the competitiveness of its squad, not only in terms of signings, but above all in salaries, which amounted to around 200 million euros last season, in 2022-23, according to its annual accounts.
Atlético-Barcelona, the fight for the Club World Cup
The qualification for the quarterfinals, through Oblak's stops, also keeps Atlético at an advantage over Barcelona to ensure qualification for the first Club World Cup, in 2025 in the United States, with 32 competitors and numbers that are They assume millions for the participation of each club, although FIFA has not yet established or transmitted to the teams or published what the sum will be.
Twelve of the 32 places correspond to UEFA. Four are on the way to being winners of one of the last three editions of the Champions League (Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City) plus the current one and eight are through the ranking of the European confederation, which awards two points for victory , one for a tie and one for passing each round from the round of 16 of the highest European competition, among other concepts.
In that sense, seven other teams from the Old Continent already have a secure place (Bayern Munich, Paris Saint Germain, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Porto, Benfica and Juventus). Atlético is currently within the cut of the classified teams, ahead of Barcelona, with whom it competes directly for a place in the World Cup.
Diego Simeone's team has six points more than Xavi Hernández's, 65 to 59, according to the updated FIFA classification. The maximum number of points that both teams can achieve between now and the end of the course is twelve.
No one else can overtake Atlético, who would also have a secure place in the 2025 World Cup if they are able to win the 2023-24 Champions League, like Barcelona.
If one of the two conditions occurs, then both would have a pass, since FIFA limits participation to two clubs per country, except in the case that two of them have been champions of the highest competition of their respective continent, in this case case of the 'Champions'.
Apart from Europe, there are eleven other clubs from other confederations already qualified for the 2025 international event: Brazilian Palmeiras, Fluminense and Flamengo, Egyptian Al Ahly, Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal, Moroccan Wydad Athletic, Urawa Japanese Reds, Mexican Club León and Monterrey, American Seattle Sounders and New Zealand's Auckland City.
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