Revealed: How much Liverpool are set to earn for qualifying for Champions League semi-finals
An insight into the extent of the financial windfall set to come the way of Premier League giants Liverpool owing to their qualification for the semi-final stage of the Champions League has been provided.
And the news will no doubt be met with widespread approval on the part of all of a Reds persuasion.
As per a series of reports to have surfaced over the last 24 hours, the coffers at Anfield are set for a hefty €12.5 million cash injection, courtesy of UEFA:
Liverpool will earn €12.5M for qualifying for the Champions League semi-finals.
— DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) April 13, 2022
Firmino at the double
Word of Liverpool’s imminent boost on the financial front of course comes with Jurgen Klopp’s troops fresh off the back of taking another step towards European glory, and with it an unprecedented quadruple, on Wednesday night.
Despite strikes on the part of Roman Yaremchuk and Darwin Nunez providing Benfica with a glimmer of hope late on, Roberto Firmino’s double adding to an early Ibrahima Konate header ensured that Liverpool emerged on the right side of a 6-4 aggregate result.
Benfica fans, look away now… 🤦♂️
Roberto Firmino puts Liverpool back in front with a tap in as the visitors fail to deal with the ball on two occasions! ⚽️#UCL pic.twitter.com/l2no7duumj
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 13, 2022
Awaiting the Merseysiders in the competition’s final-four, in turn, will be Villarreal, after Unai Emery’s troops shocked the masses en route to sending German giants Bayern Munich packing on Tuesday night.
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