CL qualification

[Ragatino]

Yeah the new format does make it easier to win the Europa, however, with the expansion of the UCL the Europa has lost a little more of it's limited prestige.

Is it easier to qualify via the Prem or Winning the Europa?

Not being in the Europa = less matches, more likely to finish top 4 and qualify via the league.
Being in the Europa = more matches and potential injuries and league fall off like the filth and Spuds.

I don't think it's easier as it's an additional work load on the squad + the travelling. As a stand alone competition absolutely, however, nothing is in isolation so overall no it's easier to just focus on the domestic league qualifications.

If we'd been bobbing around 7-10th in the league and managed to finish in the Europa, then I'd be happy and with that. We've leapfrogged that stage and are now a top 4 regular contender.

Not saying it's a bad thing to win the Europa. Far from it. However, the delta in financial benefits is stark!

Far far more advantageous to battle it out in the new Champions League format and cream the bigger revenues and being in the UCL means we're a destination for all top talent, whilst also shuts up the MSM Muppets about our top talent leaving... Well, should quiet them down a bit.

Nothing will stop those losers flapping their gums.

UCL
Performance-based prize money (37.5% of total)
Stage Prize Money (per club)
Winner €25m ($27.8m)
Runner-up €18.5m ($20.5m)
Semifinalists €15m ($16.6m)
Quarterfinalists €12.5m ($13.9)
Round of 16 €11m ($12.2)
Reaching knockout round playoff €1m ($1.1m)
League-phase wins €2.1m ($2.3m)
League-phase draws €700k ($777,883)

Europa - Stage - Prize Money

League stage qualification ?3.6 million
Knock-out play-offs round ?252,000
Round of 16 qualification ?1.5 million
Quarter-finals qualification ?2.1 million
Semi-finals qualification ?3.5 million
Reaching the Europa League final ?5.9 million
Winning the Europa League ?5 million

Wining the Europa is worth the same as winning 4 League phase matches of the UCL with the share of the pot.

[Jammy89]

Wining the Europa is worth the same as winning 4 League phase matches of the UCL with the share of the pot.

I mean put like that . . . . It's stark isn't it.

[Ragatino]

I mean put like that . . . . It's stark isn't it.

Last season's Europa League winners Atalanta banked £18.23m.

Champions League Base fee for league phase: £15,859,067
League phase victory: £1,788,614
League phase draw: £596,204

So you need to win 2 matches in the group stage to earn as much money as slogging all the way through the Europa.

UCL prize money break down

Win all 6 group matches = 15.9 + (1.788x6)= £26.63m

Bonus of League phase top 8: €2,000,000 / £1.7m = £28.33m

Making the round of 16 is an additional €11m / £9.36m = £37.69m

Quarter final is an additional €12.5m / £10.64m = £48.33m

Semi-finals: €15,000,000 / £12.77m = £61.1m

Runners-up: €18,500,000 / £15.75m = £76.85m

Champions: €25,000,000 / £21.29 = £82.39m

That's without sponsorship profit or match day commercials factored in.

So the absolutely drek teams who qualify for the UCL from trash leagues dominate domestically due to the insane amount of money they generate.

It doesn't level the European playing field or develop grass roots football in weaker leagues it consolidates the old money cartel clubs in each Football Association.

No wonder the English Cartel hate NUFC so much.

[Marat18]

Last season's Europa League winners Atalanta banked £18.23m.

Champions League Base fee for league phase: £15,859,067
League phase victory: £1,788,614
League phase draw: £596,204.

Simply put - NUFC earned more prize money than Europa league winner

[Ragatino]

Simply put - NUFC earned more prize money than Europa league winner

Yeah and we played far fewer matches.