Europa League, a risk for Barca also in financial terms

Tuesday's 0-0 draw against Benfica will force Barcelona to play for a place in the last 16 of the Champions League in the final matchday in Germany against Bayern Munich. 

A match that will be very important for the blaugranas not only from a sporting point of view, but also from an economic point of view. A place in the last 16 of the Champions League would earn the Catalan club 9.6 million euros.

However, in the event that the Barcelona side finished third in their group and were forced to go to the Europa League, they would only earn 0.5 million euros. And to match that 9.6 million they would have to reach at least the final of the Europa League, as the runner-up receives €10.9M and the winner, €14.9 million. 

Furthermore, while in the UEFA Champions League each club receives 2.8 million euros for each match won in the group stage, in the Europa League this figure is no more than €630,000.