Barcelona Ranked 6th As the Top 8 Most Valuable Squads in the UEFA Champions League Is Revealed

• Barcelona has been rated amongst the most valuable squads participating in the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League despite their financial difficulties
• The Catalans are valued at €795m and are ranked as the 6th most valuable team while Real Madrid follows closely on 7th spot with a squad worth €787m
• Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain are amongst the most valuable teams in this season’s competition

The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League season is set to kick off in September after the draws for the group stages were successfully conducted by Europe’s football governing body last week.

Barcelona despite their financial troubles have been ranked amongst the top 8 ranked teams in the competition after their acquisition of top stars including Robert Lewandowski this summer.

Manchester City are the squad with the highest value with a squad worth a whooping €1.01bn while Israeli outfit Maccabi Haifa take to the tournament with a squad worth just €18 million Give Me Sport reports.

Super Eagles striker Sadiq Umar set for £30m switch to Spanish La Liga club this summer

Football

Defending Champions Real Madrid who has been placed in Group F alongside Celtic, RB Leipzig and Shakhter Donetsk are ranked as the 7th most expensive team while Atletico Madrid miss out on the top 10 positions.

Many teams have invested heavily in their squads as they try to lay claim to Europe’s most prestigious club competition and Reddit has compiled the values of each club’s squad in this season’s competition.

Top 8 most valuable squads in the Champions League

1. Manchester City (€1.01bn)

2. Paris Saint-Germain (€900m)

3. Liverpool (€870)

4. Bayern Munich (€861m)

5. Chelsea (€811m)

6. Barcelona (€795m)

7. Real Madrid (€787m)

8. Tottenham (€697m)

Unwanted Barcelona forward demands €5m from Catalan club

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Denmark international Martin Braithwaite is demanding five million euros in compensation to terminate his Barcelona contract.

Top Real Madrid midfielder on the radar of Manchester United

Football

The 31-year-old has been deemed surplus to requirements for quite some time now by the Catalan giants despite having two years left on his contract.

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez is not happy with the performance of Braithwaite and has put him up for sale, but the forward has refused to part ways with the Camp Nou outfit.