The new form of the Champions League brings the Olympic Faced with a different system of conduct, strict tie criteria and significant economic benefits. With 36 teams participating in a single score, League Phase is of strategic importance for any club aimed at European distinction.
The system of conduct
Each team gives eight matches against different opponents -four in and four away. The first eight groups of the score qualify directly to ’16’while the Positions 9 to 24 lead to Playoffs double matches. Teams that finish from 25th place and down to say goodbye to Europe.
In the playoffs, teams 17-24 give the first home match, while the teams 9-16 have a home advantage in the rematch. The final ranking determines each team’s path to the knockout, with the position in the League Phase playing a decisive role.
Olympiacos’ opponents
After the draw in Monaco, Olympiacos He now knows his eight opponents:
Real Madrid – At home
Barcelona – away from home
Leverkusen – at home
Arsenal – away
Eindhoven – at home
Ajax – away from home
Paphos – at home
Kairat – away to home
The program includes Four matches in “G. Karaiskakis’ and four outside borderstraveling to Spain, England, the Netherlands and Kazakhstan.
The tie criteria
In the event of a tie, UEFA applies the following criteria in a specific order of priority:
GOAL DIFFERENT (GOAL GOAL-GOAL-GOD)
Overall goals in favor
Away goal in favor
Number
Away wins
Sum of score of 8 opponents
Sum of 8 opponents’ goal difference
Sum of goals in favor of 8 opponents
Disciplinary Points (Yellow: 1 Grade, Red: 3 points)
Association rating in UEFA Ranking
The UEFA Ranking of Olympic opponents
Olympiacos (No.37 – 56,500 points) is called upon to face groups with high capacity fluctuations:
Real Madrid – No1 (143,500)
Barcelona – No10 (103.250)
Arsenal – No12 (98,000)
Leverkusen – No13 (95.250)
Eindhoven – No28 (69.250)
Ajax – No30 (67.250)
Paphos – No.145 (11.125)
Kairat – No.266 (5,550)
The economic benefits of the course
Participation in the League Phase brings to Olympiacos 29,002,000 euros, allocated as follows:
18,620,000 euros for participation
5.611,000 euros from Value Pillar
4,496,000 euros out of 13 ‘shares’ in the ten -year ranking
Each win generates 2,100,000 euros, while the draw 700,000 euros. The amounts from the draws that do not share equal ones are redefined in the groups.
If Olympiacos continues after the League Phase, bonuses increase significantly:
Qualifying Playoffs: 1,000,000 euros
Phase 16: 11,000,000 euros
Quarter -finals: 12,500,000 euros
Semifinals: 15,000,000 euros
Final: 18,000,000 euros
Trophy conquering: An additional 6,500,000 euros
Source: Sport Fm
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