Man United and Tottenham's ray of life

Man United - Ảnh 1. — Bruno Fernandes celebrates in Man United's resounding victory - Photo: Reuters

At home, Tottenham beat Bodo/Glimt 3-1. Meanwhile, Man United crushed home team Athletic Bilbao 3-0.

Don't be too happy

The two English representatives have one foot in the Europa League final, a relatively good achievement to save their season. In fact, about 1-2 months ago, both Man United and Tottenham clearly defined the goal of staying in the Premier League and winning the Europa League.

A trophy always has a certain value. Even with its "second-class" label, the Europa League is still a continental tournament. Just by reaching the final, Man United and Tottenham will pocket at least 25 million euros in prize money. If they win, they will receive about 6 million euros more in prize money and a ticket to next season's Champions League.

Indeed, winning the Europa League would turn Man United/Tottenham's season from a disaster to a success. But not winning the championship would be a different story. The football village, or more broadly the sports world, has a famous saying: "People only remember the champions, no one remembers the runners-up."

In the case of the Europa League teams, this is even more true. The significance lies not in the championship (after all, it is only a second-tier tournament), but in the prize for the champion: a ticket to the Champions League next season.

After the Champions League group stage ended, the Swiss Ramble website released the statistics that the teams temporarily received in the most prestigious tournament in the continent.

Liverpool topped the group stage with 100 million euros in revenue. Slovan Bratislava - one of the eight eliminated teams - received the least amount, 23 million euros. Zagreb, who were also eliminated but had a better record, received 41 million euros. Teams that reached the play-off round such as Celtic and Sporting CP received a minimum of 45 million euros.

The End of Money

It can be seen that Man United's achievement of reaching the Europa League final only earned them the same amount of prize money as the worst team in the Champions League. Even if they won the title, their revenue would be less than that of a team that was eliminated early in the Champions League like Zagreb and only 1/3 of that of Liverpool - the team that stopped in the Champions League round of 16.

Winning the Europa League is a prestigious title, the real reward is a ticket to the Champions League. Especially with the current Premier League performance, Man United and Tottenham will not be able to participate in any European arena next season if they cannot win the Europa League.

The final at San Mames on May 21 (local time) will be a "hundred million euro" battle between both Man United and Tottenham. The winning team will receive a huge bonus for the following season, while the losing team will be left empty-handed.

If Man City or Liverpool are pushed into this situation, the importance of the big match will be reduced because they are financially sustainable teams, so losing a Champions League spot for a season will not affect them too much.

As for Man United, this team is increasingly falling into a financial crisis. Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's dismissal of hundreds of employees in the past year shows that.

Tottenham is not much better than Man United, after they have made consecutive wrong investments in the transfer market in recent years. The "Rooster" of London is gradually being knocked out of the group of giants in the Premier League. And a ticket to the Champions League can help them compete for this position again with Aston Villa, Newcastle...

The Europa League brings honour, money, opportunity and a ray of survival for Man United and Tottenham next season.

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HUY DANG

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