Published on 27.04.2022
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Football » Villarreal, Petit Poucet of the last four of the Champions League, moves tonight (9 p.m.) in the semi-finals to go to a favorite for the final coronation, Liverpool and their six continental crowns. Villarreal are coming off a Europa League crown last year on penalties once morest Manchester United. And the “Yellow Submarine”, semi-finalist of the C1 in 2006, can boast of two Intertoto Cups (in 2003 and 2004).
The trophy cabinet of this club from a small town of 50,000 inhabitants on the east coast of Spain is no match for the international titles won by the Reds. Liverpool have won six C1s, the last in 2019, and lost three finals, the last in 2018. The English club have won three Europa Leagues and four UEFA Super Cups. A total of 14 international titles.
In December, Villarreal has approved a budget of 138.7 million euros (141 million francs). Just with his current career in C1, the “Yellow Submarine” has secured 57.67 million euros in UEFA bonuses (not counting TV rights), or more than a third of his budget. The main sponsor, the ceramic manufacturer Pamesa, injects around 3.7 million euros per year.
Nothing comparable with the English club. Liverpool’s earnings stand at €550.4m this season, according to Deloitte, the 7th highest total in Europe. The wage bills are incomparable: 143 million euros for Villarreal, around 314 million for Liverpool. The mythical Anfield is twice as big as the Ceramics stadium (54,000 seats once morest 23,000), and the English club plans to expand its enclosure to 61,000 seats. ats
