Unusual analysis of the current Champions League finalists
On May 28, in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, Liverpool and Real Madrid will determine the new winner of the Champions League trophy. On the eve of the final match of the Champions League Liverpool – Real Madrid analyzed the monetary components of the upcoming match.
According to Transfermarkt, Liverpool are seriously outperforming Real Madrid in total squad value. The portal estimates the current Reds roster at 900 million euros, while Real Madrid – 756.5 million.
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At the same time, each of the clubs has only one player whose transfer value is estimated at 100 million or more euros: Salah from Liverpool (100 million) and Vinicius Junior (the same 100 million) from Real Madrid. Also, the clubs have eight players, estimated at 50 million euros or more.
At the same time, Liverpool have one player – deep reserve goalkeeper Adrian – worth one and less than a million euros (1 million). Real Madrid’s lowest-rated player is the team’s second goalkeeper, Ukrainian keeper Andriy Lunin (2 million euros).
In principle, there is nothing surprising in monetary figures. According to the analytical portal vysyble, over the past 13 years, the English Premier League has earned 53.34 billion euros. Spanish La Liga for the same period 33.36 billion.
But with trophies, everything is in favor of Spain. Between 2009 and 2021, Spanish clubs have won 15 trophies – seven in the Champions League and eight in the Europa League. La Liga clubs have won six trophies over the same period (three each in the Champions League and the Europa League).
If we talk about club trophies, then in a 13-year period, Liverpool have six of them: one victory in the Premier League, the Champions League, the Club World Cup and the Country Cup, two in the League Cup. Real Madrid have won 14 trophies in 13 years (an incredible number): four wins in the Example, the Champions League and the Club World Cup, two in the Spanish Cup.
Source: Sportarena
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