Hommam Al Nassim 
The Union of European Football Associations has revealed that the financial profits of the 36 clubs participating in the new edition of the Champions League next season will increase.
The first round of the competition, which will be held in a group system, will witness an increase in the number of matches that each team will play, as each team will play 8 matches against 8 different opponents, an average of 4 matches at home and 4 away matches.
The top 8 teams in the groups will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, while the 16 teams that finished ninth to 24th will play home-and-away matches, with 8 teams qualifying for the round of 16 as well.
The Union of European Football Associations confirmed that the new system will receive special financial support, boosting the expected income of the participating clubs, as each of the 36 teams qualified for the regular league stage is expected to receive a fixed amount of 18.62 million euros.
€2.1 million will be paid in the event of a win per match, and €700,000 in the event of a draw, which is somewhat lower than now despite the increase in the number of matches during the first round from 6 to 8 per team.
Reaching top positions in the regular league will be important for clubs, as UEFA will give a bonus of €2 million to teams that manage to qualify from the first stage between first and eighth place and move directly to the round of 16, while those that finished ninth to sixteenth will receive an additional prize of €1 million.
Each team playing in the new Champions League final will receive €18.5 million, and another €6.5 million has been allocated to the Champions Cup winners, €10 million more than the previous prizes for the champions, representing a 20% increase in profits compared to previous editions where the winning team received €20 million, and now the amount has risen to €25 million.
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