Pre Match Pre Match - PSV (A) - Wed 20:00

[Squiggles]

This suggests there is a financial incentive to topping the league alongside money for each match result:

There is additional money awarded based on a team's finishing position in the new league-phase standings. The distribution of funds is structured through a "ranking bonus," which is allocated in equal shares.

Here’s how it works:

There are 666 equal shares, each worth approximately €275,000.

The team that finishes 36th receives 1 share (€275,000).

The team in 35th place gets 2 shares (€550,000), and so on.

The top-ranked team in the league phase receives 36 shares, which totals approximately €9.9 million.


This ranking bonus is in addition to the match result payments (€2.1 million for a win and €700,000 for a draw) and other financial rewards for advancing through the knock out stages.

 

[Modo]

Joey G is back...
In training

 

[Modo]

Also looks like Ali wasn't training. Hope he's just being rested.

Red vests:

Van Dijk
Quansah
Gomez
Bradley
Tsimikas
Endo
McConnell
Szobo
Diaz
Chiesa

Yellow vests:

Salah
Nunez

No vests:

Konate
Robbo
Trent
Macca
Gravy
Gakpo
Elliott
Morton
Danns
Nyoni

Using the "Bib theory" the red team looks interesting. Not sure how that would look in a formation though.
Maybe swap Gomez with Nunez and that could be the line up. So:

Kelleher

Bradders
Quansah
Van Dijk
Tsimikas

Endo
McConnell
Szobo

Diaz
Nunez
Chiesa

 

[the count]

#LFC travelling squad for PSV Eindhoven:
Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Robertson, Kone-Doherty, Mabaya, McConnell, Jaros, Kelleher, Nallo, Morrison, Danns, Norris, Quansah, Morton, Bradley, Davies, Nyoni.

 

[darkstarexodus]

#LFC travelling squad for PSV Eindhoven:
Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Robertson, Kone-Doherty, Mabaya, McConnell, Jaros, Kelleher, Nallo, Morrison, Danns, Norris, Quansah, Morton, Bradley, Davies, Nyoni.

Didn't think he'd do it. But he's doing it.

 

[Modo]

Would be hilarious if Chiesa is on the bench

 

[Frogfish]

#LFC travelling squad for PSV Eindhoven:
Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Robertson, Kone-Doherty, Mabaya, McConnell, Jaros, Kelleher, Nallo, Morrison, Danns, Norris, Quansah, Morton, Bradley, Davies, Nyoni.

I love it. Fuck the €12m - we may get it anyway but clearly the PL has been prioritised and not the money. Kudos to Slot & Co.

 

[SummerOnions]

#LFC travelling squad for PSV Eindhoven:
Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Robertson, Kone-Doherty, Mabaya, McConnell, Jaros, Kelleher, Nallo, Morrison, Danns, Norris, Quansah, Morton, Bradley, Davies, Nyoni.

Thank fuck for that

 

[Frogfish]

So what is the line up? I assume all the experienced players will start.

----------------------- Kelleher

Bradley ------- Endo ---------Quansah ------ Robbo

------------------------ Morton

--- Elliott ----------------------------------- McConnell


Chiesa ----------------- Nunez ----------------- Gakpo


Kone-Doherty, Mabaya, Jaros, Nallo, Morrison, Danns, Norris, Davies, Nyoni.

 

[the count]

Is it possible we get fined or reprimanded by UEFA for sending a weakened squad?

 

[Brizzle]

I love it. Fuck the €12m - we may get it anyway but clearly the PL has been prioritised and not the money. Kudos to Slot & Co.

Is it really 12m difference between first and second?

 

[MomoWASright]

I think it’s £12m between top and bottom. Or 24th.

 

[Beamrider]

Is it possible we get fined or reprimanded by UEFA for sending a weakened squad?

I don't think so. I mean, City haven't been fined for the shite they've been putting out all through the group phase so we should be OK.

 

[Beamrider]

Is it really 12m difference between first and second?

No, it's €275k between 1st and 2nd. We'd lose more in performance bonuses (€2.1m for a win, €0.7m for a draw).
The bonus for top 8 is €13m and all 8 teams get that.

 

[Beamrider]

Just to put some more colour on things as far as the performance money is concerned:
Group stage €2.1m per win, €0.7m per draw, nothing for a defeat. There is then a re-share of any prize money not earned (in theory, with 18 winners per round, the total prize pot is €2.1 x 18 x 8 games = €302.4m). Every time there is a draw, the award is €1.4m, not €2.1m, so €0.7m goes back into the pot to re-share, pro-rata to the win / draw money. We'd likely get €2-3m from this exercise.
Top 8 get €2m league bonus plus €11m last 16 bonus.
If you've seen tables showing us and Barca getting these amounts and others not getting them, that's just because we've guaranteed top 8 and the other teams haven't. They all get the same if they finish top 8.
Positions 9-16 get €1m bonus plus €1m for reaching the knock-out phase. Positions 17-24 get nothing at this stage.
Winners of knock-outs get €11m each. So positions 9-16 could get the same in total as positions 1-8, but they have to play two extra games to get there.
Positions 17-24, if they reach last 16, get €11m, which is €2m less than teams from the top 16 which reach the group stages.
From there on, qualification for next round earns (each figure is incremental, not cumulative):
€12.5m for reaching quarters
€15m for reaching semis
€18.5m for reaching the final
€6.5m for winning the final.
So a winning run nets €52.5m.

 

[CueEye]

What positions are Kone and Morrison?

 

[rurikbird]

#LFC travelling squad for PSV Eindhoven:
Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Robertson, Kone-Doherty, Mabaya, McConnell, Jaros, Kelleher, Nallo, Morrison, Danns, Norris, Quansah, Morton, Bradley, Davies, Nyoni.

Our starting 11 vs PSV:

View: https://youtu.be/78ljNPKdp4I?si=F3qi2uB2BfknJdMS&t=33

 

[Brizzle]

What positions are Kone and Morrison?

Kone is an attacker

 

[peterhague]

So what is the line up? I assume all the experienced players will start.

----------------------- Kelleher

Bradley ------- Endo ---------Quansah ------ Robbo

------------------------ Morton

--- Elliott ----------------------------------- McConnell


Chiesa ----------------- Nunez ----------------- Gakpo


Kone-Doherty, Mabaya, Jaros, Nallo, Morrison, Danns, Norris, Davies, Nyoni.

Not a lot of pace in that midfield lol

 

[Fabio]

Kone is an attacker

This your man kone-doherty

 

[Frogfish]

Is it really 12m difference between first and second?

No I don't think so. I messed up my post. £3m?

Thanks @Beamrider !

 

[tombrown]

There should be a trophy for winning the league stage

 

[Beamrider]

No I don't think so. I messed up my post. £3m?

Thanks @Beamrider !

It's just €275k in terms of the merit income - €9.9m v €9.625.
So if we were to lose tomorrow and Barca win and top the group, all the performance income would be the same, except for the merit.

 

[Beamrider]

There should be a trophy for winning the league stage

Or perhaps guaranteed entry to next year's competition or something like that.

 

[jan]

So what is the line up? I assume all the experienced players will start.

----------------------- Kelleher

Bradley ------- Endo ---------Quansah ------ Robbo

------------------------ Morton

--- Elliott ----------------------------------- McConnell


Chiesa ----------------- Nunez ----------------- Gakpo


Kone-Doherty, Mabaya, Jaros, Nallo, Morrison, Danns, Norris, Davies, Nyoni.

I assume Gakpo is only there to return to his former club so I'm expecting a cameo. It should be Danns through the middle and Nunez left

Tsimikas should start as well after Robertson's 90min weekend and Nyoni could start over McConnell I guess

 

[rubans]

I don’t mind resting a few but he didn’t have to go full 180, seems proper weak in midfield.

 

[rubans]

Just to put some more colour on things as far as the performance money is concerned:
Group stage €2.1m per win, €0.7m per draw, nothing for a defeat. There is then a re-share of any prize money not earned (in theory, with 18 winners per round, the total prize pot is €2.1 x 18 x 8 games = €302.4m). Every time there is a draw, the award is €1.4m, not €2.1m, so €0.7m goes back into the pot to re-share, pro-rata to the win / draw money. We'd likely get €2-3m from this exercise.
Top 8 get €2m league bonus plus €11m last 16 bonus.
If you've seen tables showing us and Barca getting these amounts and others not getting them, that's just because we've guaranteed top 8 and the other teams haven't. They all get the same if they finish top 8.
Positions 9-16 get €1m bonus plus €1m for reaching the knock-out phase. Positions 17-24 get nothing at this stage.
Winners of knock-outs get €11m each. So positions 9-16 could get the same in total as positions 1-8, but they have to play two extra games to get there.
Positions 17-24, if they reach last 16, get €11m, which is €2m less than teams from the top 16 which reach the group stages.
From there on, qualification for next round earns (each figure is incremental, not cumulative):
€12.5m for reaching quarters
€15m for reaching semis
€18.5m for reaching the final
€6.5m for winning the final.
So a winning run nets €52.5m.

So that’s just the pot for the comp, I assume doesn’t include TV money?

 

[Modo]

Is this game even on the telly?

 

[refugee]

What positions are Kone and Morrison?

Think doherty plays left wing (but i think he can play both sides) . And morrison right wing. But Morrison scores a shit load more so i assume he plays higher and narrower.

 

[rubans]

Is this game even on the telly?

Aren’t all 18 games on TV?