Chelsea won the Champions League back in 2012 and only days after they signed Eden Hazard. Back then, the Belgian proudly posted on his social media that he signed for the European champions – but even though he was the biggest star of the Stamford Bridge club in the meantime – he was not fortunate enough to win the Ol’ Big Ears with the Blues. To make it even more peculiar, Chelsea won their second Champions League trophy soon after Hazard left to join Real Madrid.23.11. Wed 21:00: (1.35) Belgium (5.00) Canada (9.00)However, Hazard finally got his taste of Champions League glory – winning the competition with Real Madrid last night brought him the much-wanted medal. It is also great news for his former club from London – even though he played just 83 minutes in the competition for Los Blancos, Chelsea will earn 20 million euros from Real Madrid’s Champions League triumph as part of a clause in the Belgian’s deal.The payment is due to a clause in Hazard’s contract when he joined Los Blancos for 120 million euros in 2019, a fee that included performance-related add-ons.Hazard’s Real Madrid career has been a huge flop, with the 31-year-old spending a significant chunk of his time at the Spanish giants on the injury list. In the three years he has been at the club, Hazard has played just 66 times and scored a paltry six goals. But the additional payment for Hazard will come as a minor issue for the Spanish giant.Liverpool received a sum total of just £100K for winning the Carabao Cup and £3.4 million for winning the FA Cup.Chelsea received £15-20 million for Liverpool losing the Champions League Final to Eden Hazard’s Real Madrid. Even when we lose, we still win! 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/rQwW4ApA6t— badboy.jeremy (@badboy_jeremy1) May 29, 2022 The club from the Spanish capital wanted to make their own Super League, to separate from UEFA’s patronage, but they will gladly accept a fine amount they earned this season only from the results in the Champions League. By winning the trophy, Real Madrid became the club that earned the most in the competition this season, amounting to a little more than 125 million euros.Madrid first collected 15.6 million euros just for qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League. Then they collected nine victories during the entire competition (five in the group and four in the knockout stages), and as UEFA give 2.8 million for each triumph, it means that Real earned 25.2 million euros on that basis alone. Then, from the European House of Football, they reward every stage: Madrid won 9,600,000 for the eighth-finals, 10,600,000 for the quarterfinals, 12,500,000 for the semifinals, and 15,500,000 euros for the finals.Is the French capital really up for the Olympic challenge?All in all, UEFA has 600.6 million euros, which it distributes to clubs according to the coefficient. Real are the strongest in Europe here as well, so on that basis alone, the Royal Club received 36.4 million euros this season.Hazard may not have won the hearts of Real Madrid fans in his time there but for Chelsea, he is the gift that keeps on giving, literally. The news of additional profit will be welcomed by Chelsea’s new owners, led by Todd Boehly, who have committed to investing in the squad this summer.
