The Turk Telekom Arena has nothing to do with the legendary Ali Sami Yen. That Turkish hell of the last century and the beginning of the current one, which many Spanish teams suffered so much, went to a better life after the change of stadium in 2011, a situation that gave the Galatasaray a modern and avant-garde stadium in exchange for losing that unique environment. It was not the only gain. When the demolition of Ali Sami Yen began, it was discovered that the stadium had been built with very little amount of steel in the concrete, which caused a real risk of collapse that was never noticed by anyone. Luckily, the stands of what was one of the hottest stadiums in Europe never fell apart.
Without this hostile environment, but with great need, Madrid plays three decisive points tonight in Istanbul so as not to get into serious and real problems. After the painful defeat in Paris against the PSG (3-0), and the unexpected and suffered tie at the Bernabéu against the Bruges (2-2), those of Zidane have exhausted all the jokers and they only have to win to not put at risk his classification for the knockout stages of the Champions League, something that has never happened to him in the history of the tournament since the current format came into force in 1992: «After the last results we want to claim. We know the importance of tomorrow's three points and we think about that. We have to win so that the calm returns, ”explained the white captain, Sergio Ramos, who wanted to face in such a delicate moment.
Zidane lowers tension
After the disappointing defeat in Palma with unit B, which has left him without the leadership of the League, and with the rest of the week clean after the postponement of Barcelona-Real Madrid, Zidane will go to Turk Telekom Arena in a borderline situation, although the Frenchman wants to lower the decibels: «Here is always a final. We know the situation of the group and we know what this meeting entails. We are going to win and I am convinced that we will play a good game, but nothing will change. There will still be points at stake and days ahead.
Income Drop.
After a magical five years (2014-2019), where Real Madrid added four of five Champions and a semifinal round, the whites filled their coffers with benefits from the continental competition that ranged between 80 and 90 million euros per season. That already suffered a considerable downturn last year, with the team being eliminated in the round of 16 by Ajax. Four wins and two losses in the first phase gave Madrid 10.8 million, to which the fixed amount was added for being in the first phase (15.25 million) and the mark for reaching the round of 16 better (9.5 million). In total, just over 35 million euros, about sixty percent less than what was entered during the previous years, a path that can be repeated, or even worse, this season if Madrid does not finally roll up the shirt in the Champions
«I repeat that it is a handicap, but it is not alarming. It has been years since Florentino's Madrid entered what is called a balance of income, and I am convinced that it uses what we legally call "prudence criteria", which is not to compute as ordinary income the variables that depend on the results. The good economic health of Madrid is not subject to its role in the Champions League. It has a modern billing model in which income items such as television, sponsorships, exploitation of own resources such as Bernabéu and Valdebebas abound ... The problem of not passing the first phase of the Champions League would be medium-long term ”, explains the teacher.
Winning in Istanbul is not the only headache that Real Madrid has today in the Turkish capital if it wants to return here at the end of May to raise the Fourteenth. Leaving your pass to the eighth in the air is putting an important item in income in check: "It is an important setback to stop having that money, of course," Vicente de Pablo, professor of sports marketing at the prestigious ESIC, tells ABC.
Income Drop
After a magical five years (2014-2019), where Real Madrid added four of five Champions and a semifinal round, the whites filled their coffers with benefits from the continental competition that ranged between 80 and 90 million euros per season. That already suffered a considerable downturn last year, with the team being eliminated in the round of 16 by Ajax. Four wins and two losses in the first phase gave Madrid 10.8 million, to which the fixed amount was added for being in the first phase (15.25 million) and the mark for reaching the round of 16 better (9.5 million). In total, just over 35 million euros, about sixty percent less than what was entered during the previous years, a path that can be repeated, or even worse, this season if Madrid does not finally roll up the shirt in the Champions
«I repeat that it is a handicap, but it is not alarming. It has been years since Florentino's Madrid entered what is called a balance of income, and I am convinced that it uses what we legally call "prudence criteria", which is not to compute as ordinary income the variables that depend on the results. The good economic health of Madrid is not subject to its role in the Champions League. It has a modern billing model in which income items such as television, sponsorships, exploitation of own resources such as Bernabéu and Valdebebas abound ... The problem of not passing the first phase of the Champions League would be medium-long term ”, explains the teacher.
For now, the current Champions League has meant the meringue entity 15.25 million set to be in the first phase plus 900,000 euros, for the point achieved against Bruges, a fact that contrasts with the 4.5 million not added for losing in the Parks of the Princes and leaving two points against the Belgians: «Falling into the round of 16 and the following year not even going to the crossings can have consequences on the future impact on sponsors and brand value, which also He moves to sports because he can make some stars think that Madrid is no longer such a winning club and that influences the negotiation of a hypothetical signing, ”explains De Pablo. One final and many millions at stake in Istanbul.