The elimination of AS Monaco by the Dutch from PSV Eindhoven (3-2, ap) on Tuesday evening in the Champions League play-off did not suit French football in the UEFA index rankings.
On the other hand, it does the business of the finances of OM and PSG, the two tricolor representatives already qualified for the group stage of the C1.
The two biggest French clubs, which finished in the first two places in Ligue 1 last season, will not have to share the television rights with three.
The absence of the Rocher club, which should have initially reached 20%, increases the share of OM (45% instead of 35%) and PSG (55% instead of 45%) by 10%.
If we convert this into figures, PSG and OM will receive around €5m more for their journey, i.e. €34.64m and €31.64m respectively.
Then, it will be the results (2.8 million per victory in the group phase, €930,000 for a draw, then new bonuses in the event of qualification in each round of the final phase) which will inflate the prize pool up to a maximum of €140 million thanks to the final victory in the Champions League.
A boon therefore for the accounts of the two clubs.
The last time PSG and OM had a joint campaign in C1, the capital club had won nearly 110 million euros, including all income and just over 47 million for Marseille. .
Knowing that that season, in 2020-2021, three French teams were in the running, with Rennes in addition.
