The Champions League will be contested by Celtic, Arsenal, Liverpool, and other top teams in Europe next season, with a spot for the Hoops set to be determined.
A single Premiership point separates Celtic from winning trophies, and speculation about what they could do in the Champions League the next year is already on.
After winning the championship, Brendan Rodgers’ team will enter the redesigned competition alongside Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, and the best teams in Europe. The league-style tournament will now feature 36 teams instead of 32, with each team playing four home games and four away.
Teams between ninth and twenty-four will face off in a two-leg match to go to the round of sixteen, while the teams placing twenty-five to thirty-sixth will not be eligible for a Europa League parachute. The top eight teams in this mega league advance directly to the round of sixteen.
This tournament will bring in money, and the two new pillars that will disperse some of the money are the biggest shift in that regard. The Daily Record crunches numbers and finds that “the media market of the respective leagues and a modified five-year coefficient and is worth €640m – 75% of the total share.”
Second, the non-Euro component accounts for the remaining 25% of the distribution and is based on the 10-year coefficient at a price of €213 million.
This creates a great €853 million jackpot that everyone may split, and in addition to matchday revenue and other benefits, there are performance-based opportunities to increase your cut.
With a financial gap to many teams in the highest bracket of the competition, clubs like Arsenal and Liverpool will be expected to reap large dividends in the later stages, while Celtic may be eager to see what they can grab early.
A look at the cash prizes up for grabs in the Champions League for the upcoming season.
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