Champions League prize money has increased by a third this season after refurbishing the competition.
The total prize pool for the UEFA competition, which has been expanded this season from 32 to 36 teams, is a maximum of £ 2.06 billion, compared to £ 1.74 billion in the previous size last time.
Every club that is eligible earns an automatic £ 15.7 million – even if they lose every match and go out in the competition phase.
At that stage, every victory earns a club £ 1.8 million and a draw £ 590,000.
To end in the top eight of the competition phase, which seals the automatic qualification to the round of 16, UEFA £ 1.7 million grants each team.
UEFA then rewards teams for winning every round of the knockout phase:
Arsenal, who plays Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, is guaranteed, for example, more than £ 38 million in prize money, even if they do not continue in the competition.
The side of Mikel Arteta would earn a total of more than £ 83 million if they won the Champions League this season.
For comparison, Manchester United received £ 3.9 million in prize money for winning the FA Cup last summer
For the first time this season, UEFA also introduced a new “value pillar” of payments – which could be worth an extra £ 10.5 million.
This is a complicated bonus based on the historical success of your club in Europe and how much your country pays for its broadcasting rights on the Champions League.
Which PL clubs are in the Race for CL qualification?
While we are approaching the end of the Premier League season, only six points separate five teams who fight for the remaining places among leaders Liverpool and Arsenal with seven more game weeks that were left to play.
With England who currently earns the top two countries's coefficiërangerslists at the top of the top two countries that earn an extra Champions League spot based on versions this season, it is expected to be sufficient to qualify in the top five of the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, Newcastle, Man City and Aston Villa are the best contenders for the remaining qualifying places, but Fulham and Brighton are outsiders to keep an eye on.
Tottenham and Manchester United stand in the bottom half and not in the conversation for a top five finish, but can still save qualifying from Champions League if they win the Europa League.
If such a scenario arises, there would probably be six Premier League teams in next season's Champions League. It would not see that the fifth or fourth placed team loses its place in the competition.
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