Arsenal fans are still basking in their team’s recent win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, which set them apart as title contenders. Viktor Gyokeres celebrates with Gabriel Magalhaes after scoring against Atletico Madrid. The Gunners dismantled the La Liga giants with ease in a slick second-half showing at the Emirates Stadium. Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Martinelli got a goal apiece before Viktor Gyokeres bagged a brace to complete the rout. Diego Simeone praises Arsenal Diego Simeone has built a reputation for building teams that are hard to break, but they found their match in North London.
“I would say the best team we have faced this season. They compete so well, their players run and run, and they have quality all over the pitch. They deserved to win today, and I want to congratulate them,” he said after the game. How much have Arsenal earned? Arsenal are set to earn a sizeable amount of money if they keep the wins coming. Each of the 36 teams got KSh 2.7 billion just for qualifying for the league phase, as seen in UEFA’s documents. Afterwards, every win in the league phase attracts KSh 309 million, while a draw is KSh 104 million. Arsenal have so far won thrice, they beat Athletic Bilbao and Olympiacos by identical 2-0 scorelines before the Atletico Madrid thumping. Therefore, in total, the North Londoners have so far raked in KSh 3.6 billion, but there is more.
UEFA has divided the prize money into performance-based and value-pillar. The latter is paid out depending on the viewership a club brings in. Gabriel Martinelli celebrates after scoring against Atleti. Mikel Arteta speaks after beating Atletico Arteta was beside himself with joy after overseeing the heavy win against one of Europe’s best-coached sides. “I’m extremely happy and proud of the performance and the results against a really good side. I was very impressed when I analysed them, and what I’ve seen today about them as well. So, I knew about the difficulty of it,” he said via Arsenal’s website. The Spaniard also revealed that their experience might be the difference maker this season as they seek to go all the way and win the final, which will be staged at the Puskas Arena in Hungary. “I think the majority of the experience and the fact that probably we have more games in the competition, we believe, because we have some very successful matches, especially here at home, and that we have to create.”
By Martin Moses
