UEFA European League

And that’s what it’s all about now Slavs a Sparta. The two main Czech teams are currently conducting their European mission according to a well-planned schedule, but the final stop awaits them this week and next week. Slavia will play the opening game in Lille on Tuesday, Sparta in Malmö on Wednesday.

Let’s take a closer look at the money difference between the Europa League and the Champions League, as well as the strength of Slavia, Sparta and their opponents. From a purely financial point of view, Sparta is the favorite, Slavia will face a potentially stronger opponent.

The teams that come to the Champions League, which is what Slavia and Sparta are fighting for in the double game, will receive a warm welcome immediately. Specifically, 18.62 million euros (converted to more than 460 million crowns). But game bonuses don’t end there. For a draw in the league part of the Champions League, the club will receive 700,000 euros (17.6 million kroner), triple for a win (53 million kroner).

If promoted from the group, another million euros would be equivalent to waiting for Prague, there are eleven of them for the round of 16.

If the Czech teams do not succeed in the doubleheader, the European League will still be waiting for them. It includes an immediate bonus of 4.31 million euros (108 million crowns). That is about four times less than in LM.

After all, the importance of bonuses is determined by the clubs themselves. “Income from participating in UEFA competitions is one of the important items in the club’s budget,” says pro List of Messages Spartan communications director Ondřej Kasík. “The bonuses from UEFA for participating in one of the competitions (Champions League, Europa League, Conference League) and attendance income are very interesting. At the same time, it is possible to contribute to the increase in the value of the players.”

“However, with non-participation in international club competitions, the economic activity of the club is not in any danger,” said the representative of the club, who belongs to him. Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínskýsaying that “potential income from the Champions League league stage is not a planned budget item”.

At least on paper, a more difficult task awaits the stapler. According to Transfermarkt.com, the record of the French LOSC Lille is worth 241 million euros. The same server does not even estimate Slavia at 87 million. In attack alone, the team playing in Ligue 1 runs more money than the total value of the red and white.

A comparison of the five most expensive players also shows the gaping difference.

The addict Oscar Dorley, with his eight million, would be among the ten most valuable players on his opponent’s roster with only imaginary ears scratched. And Jonathan David is worth more than six times, two of them would be more expensive than the whole Prague squad. Anyway, it was David who made Lille’s breakthrough with his conversion penalty against Fenerbahce Istanbul.

But Slavia may be driven by a desire for sporting revenge.

They met Lille in the Europa League in the 2009/2010 season in the games of the regular part of Group B. And they did not take the result for granted. The total score of 8:2 after 1:5 and 1:3 matches from Slavia’s point of view can be an additional motivation for those who are sewn up for Tuesday night.

Sparta is in a different situation. They surpass the Swedish opponent in player value by around 30 million euros, in terms of money, the Reds’ opponents must look invincible, especially the Czech team’s defense. If money were a true reflection of performance, the only close battles in the game would be in midfield.

Logically, Leten’s team leads even when comparing the most expensive players. It is led by Martin Vitík with a value of 12 million euros, in second place is Veljko Birmančevič, the creator of Spartan joy a few months ago. Sebastian Nanasi from Malmö is in third place.

And Sparta has a waiting history with its rival. Ten years ago, in the second match of the third preliminary round of the Champions League, they lost 0:2 in Sweden, thus preparing themselves not only for a 4:2 lead from the first match, but also for a chance to play in the club’s most prestigious competition.

Unlike Slavia, however, he is already impressing his opponent. Although they lost 0:2 in a friendly match in February 2020, this year they won 2:1 in the same month.