According to the Team Newspaper, Lille has earned at least 65 million euros from this season's Champions League.
According to reports, Lille's participation in the Champions League group stage can bring the team 38.5 million euros in revenue, and qualifying from the group can almost double this income.
The first is that 11 Champions League group stage points will bring 9.9 million euros in prize money, another 9.5 million euros from UEFA, plus 1 million euros from the broadcast-related market pool, which will earn 3.6 million euros in terms of ticketing, while the knockout stage matches with Chelsea will also bring in revenue, which means that the club will at least receive nearly 65 million euros from this season's Champions League.
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