“It was one of the best matchesI've ever seen,” fans wrote after Sunday's final. And it's hardly surprising, because both teams actually showed real class. There is no doubt that FC Barcelona won deservedly, outclassing Real Madrid especially in midfield, but fans must admit that only these two teams could guarantee such a spectacle.
This is how much FC Barcelona earned for winning the Spanish Super Cup. A real fortune
FC Barcelona ultimately won 5-2 after Robert's goals LewandowskiLamine Yamal, Alejandro Balde and the double of Raphinha. Wojciech Szczęsny, however, did not do well. In the 56th minute, he went outside the penalty area, fouled Kylian Mbappe and was sent off. Despite this, Hansi Flick's players maintained a favorable result and had reasons to be happy. Apart from the trophy and considerable prestige, they earned enormous amounts of money.
The Catalan station 3Cat revealed how much each participant will receive. We know that the agreement between the Spanish football federation (RFEF) and the Saudi sheikhs guarantees 40 million euros. Half of this amount goes to the association's account, while the rest is divided among the clubs participating in the event. The division is determined by: history, trophies won and television viewership ratio. Both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid received six million euros for their appearance alone. Additionally, both clubs received one million for advancing to the final.
The winner – FC Barcelona – received the most money, because for winning the amount increases by another two million euros. In total, it collected EUR nine million. This is more than last year, when the triumphant Real Madrid gained eight million. Now Carlo Ancelotti's players have guaranteed a transfer of seven million for the club. As for the remaining teams, Athletic Bilbao will receive two million euros, while RCD Mallorca will receive only 850,000. euro.
Athletic president Jon Uriarte and RCS Mallorca general manager Alfonso Diaz had already expressed their dissatisfaction with this. However, the latter changed the narrative a bit later. – Yes, Real and Barca shared their influence with us. (…) Ultimately, we have four participants. Since we got here, we deserved it, we should have had equal amounts at the start – he admitted, quoted by realmadryt.pl.
FC Barcelona will return to the field on Wednesday, January 15, when they will face Real Betis in the 1/8 finals of the King's Cup. We will most likely see Wojciech Szczęsny in the first team again.