Pep Guardiola's side will look to complete a historic second treble against an English club against Inter Milan in Istanbul this evening - with the domestic kings already assured of a huge financial reward
Manchester City will put down a £95m deposit if they can beat Inter Milan and win their first Champions League title - except that the weight of the pressure on Pep Guardiola's players will lessen a bit when it comes to the realization that all All but 4 million pounds are guaranteed before polishing .
Victory in Istanbul tonight will raise their total cost for the second treble in English football history to just under £280m.
Guardiola's side, having won the domestic double, kicked off a match against Inter Milan at the Atatürk Stadium as strong contenders to win the first European championship in the club's history.
The financial rewards are generous - although UEFA's payment structure offers a greater reward for reaching the final than for winning.
The 32 teams in the group stage earn €15.6m (£13.4m) in base entry fees, with City's ten-year multiplier payout this season worth €28.4m (24.4m). board). They earned 2.8 million euros (£2.4 million) for each of their four group stage wins, 930,000 euros (£798,360) for two extra draws and 9.6 million euros ($8. £2 million) to qualify for the Round of 16.
Beating RB Leipzig 8-1 on aggregate in the Round of 16 was worth 10.6 million euros (£9.1 million), setting up a draw with Bayern Munich, of which Man City earned an additional 12.5 million euros (£10.7m) for taking a two-foot 4-1 lead. Real Madrid's semi-final defeat, banishing the specter of past defeats against the Spanish giants, grossed €15.5m (£13.3m). And tonight's winner will receive another cash payout of 4.5 million euros (£3.8).
City earned around £180m having won the Premier League for the fifth time in six seasons and added £3.9m after beating neighbors United in the FA Cup final last weekend. Earlier this week, Guardiola did his best to lower expectations, saying Inter have more history and the key for City, which lost the 2021 final to Chelsea, will be to stay calm in the meantime.
“For the story, they are better than us. [But] we know the finale is how you perform in that particular 95 minutes, not the story," he said. "It's about what you have to do to be better than the opponent - it doesn't count what you did in the group stage, the Premier League or the FA Cup.
“With our club, I learned that excessive excitement is not for us. We're going there to make the dream come true… we're going to approach it like every midweek Premier League game; We will make sure players focus on what they have to do, nothing more.
He added:
"We are confident - I am optimistic. I am extremely calm and very grateful for what the players have been doing. But at the same time, I cannot deny the quality of the opponent. I have never done it. that and especially in the Champions League final."
Despite a dismal campaign with four men in charge of matches, Chelsea raked in €80.7m (£69.3m) for their efforts in the league. Liverpool won €67.6m (£58m), while Tottenham Hotspur brought in €55m (£47.2m). In the Europa League, relatively small amounts were offered. Manchester United earned €15m (£12.8m), Arsenal earned €13.3m (£11.4m). West Ham United earn €16.4m (£14.1m) for their win
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