Hugo Lloris: The Financial Benefits of Marseille’s Elimination for PSG and RC Lens

There will therefore only be two French representatives in the Champions League this season. Eliminated by Panathinaikos (Greece) in the third preliminary round on Tuesday evening, Olympique de Marseille slipped into the Europa League and left Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens to carry the standard of French football in C1. If this is obviously not good news for Ligue 1, the capital club and its northern runner-up last season can rub their hands. Because the early elimination of their Marseille counterpart makes their business … financial.

Plus the participation bonus!

PSG and Racing will effectively share the commercial revenue from TV rights linked to the C1, up to 60 million euros, for participation in the group stage of the continental competition. Of this sum, 45% is redistributed to the champion of France (i.e. 27 million euros for Paris), 35% to the second (i.e. 21 million for the Blood and Gold) and 12% to the third. Or 12 million for OM, if he had qualified. Finally, these 12 million will be divided between Parisians and Lensois, who will respectively receive 33 and 27 million euros for this first round. To which is added a participation bonus of 15.64 million for the two clubs.