Match of the Week Champions League: Financial head-to-head Villarreal v Liverpool
Alamy | Villarreal and Liverpool teams line up before the UEFA Europa League Semi Final second leg match at Anfield in 2016.
Villarreal surprised the whole football world by eliminating Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich to reach their second UCL semi-final in the club’s history.
The latest head-to-head meeting between the clubs was in the 2015/2016 Europa League semi-finals, where Jurgen Klopp’s side defeated the Yellow Submarine 3-1 on aggregate.
Financially, Liverpool are in another league compared to Villarreal, which is made evident with the Reds spending over €1.2 billion more on wages over the last five years.
Both clubs have already secured a hefty prize money from reaching the UCL semi-finals, and reaching the final could bring in an additional €15-20 million.
26 April 2022 - 8:23 AM
