Barça squeezes out the Classic. FC Barcelona earned 7.6 million euros through ticket sales for El Clásicoas explained by the vice president of marketing of the Blaugrana team, Juli Guiu, in the radio program Everything Costa.
The turnover recorded in the last clash against Real Madrid CF at the Estadi Lluís Companys exceeded the income of 60% of last season’s matches at the Spotify Camp Nou. 50,112 spectators attended the Classic.
“Expectations have been achieved and even exceeded,” the manager stressed. The collaboration between FC Barcelona and Rolling Stone was “a unique partnership, a global pact that had a brutal impact.”
“When we make or are given this type of proposals, we want the best possible artists and we take a good look at who and when to do it; We have to look for new groups and new experiences, but it has to be on specific datesGuiu added.
The price of tickets to attend the last Clásico, which was held on October 28, ranged from 249 euros in the second stands of the south and north goal, to 495 euros in the main stand of the Estadi Lluís Companys.
FC Barcelona has foreseen an impact of 400 million euros for its move to Montjuïc
The good revenue from the last match at the Olímpic contrasts with the forecast that the club has made regarding its move to Montjuïc: a negative impact on its financial statements of 400 million euros.
FC Barcelona aims for revenues of 859 million euros this seasoncompared to 1,259 million euros that it invoiced last season, which is equivalent to a decrease of 32%.
The 400 million euros should be add 78 million euros corresponding to the exploitation of the Spotify Camp Nou. The club chaired by Joan Laporta plans to compensate for this hole in its operating account with extraordinary income derived from its participation in the Champions League, up to 28 million euros (if it reaches the quarterfinals).
The club, aware of the financial impediments due to its move to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, will take out the scissors and will reduce your expenses by 28%going from 1,163 million euros in the 2022-2023 season to 831 million euros next year.
Although not everything is bad news for the Blaugrana entity. The club tripled its net profit, after closing the 2022-2023 season with a result of 304 million euros. The Blaugrana club’s operating income rose to 1,259 million euros, while expenses were 1,165 million euros.
2023-11-03 11:10:03
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