Following their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal qualification, Olympique de Marseille have received a major financial boost for being able to feature in the last-eight of the tournament.
Bad shape in the league and now eight points behind LOSC Lille who occupy the last Champions League squad, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 should really feat about their participation in Europe’s most prestigious club competition next season.
Still, the Rhone giants were able to give the club and its fans something to smile about. Les Phoceens managed to beat Inter Milan on away goal rules in the round of 16 to progress through to the last-eight. This was the first time Marseille managed to go
to go through to the last-eight in almost 19 years.
The effects of this achievement are big to say the least. After seeing off http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan, Marseille will get around 13 million Euros which is quite a big amount for them considering their financial worries.
After their heroics at the San Siro, Didier Deschamps’ men have won 3.3 million Euros extra which makes their grand earning for this season’s Champions League 13 million Euros.
Though some clubs would consider this as a modest amount, for Marseille, this amount is like a breath of fresh air. Les Phoceens might not be in the Champions League next season if current Ligue 1 standing is anything to judge at but will have a great chance
of rebuilding their squad through this amount.
The teams taking part also cash in on the jackpot linked to television rights according to the value of their home market which depends on the number of matches played in the competition and ranking in the league in the previous season.
The feat at the San Siro is already proving to be a great news for a club that has struggled a lot since the turn of the new year. However, eliminating a side of the calibre of Inter Milan could prove to be the turning point of Marseille’s season and Deschamps
would also be looking to build on the win that is certainly morale boosting.
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