Champions League prize money: How much Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool will bank for qualifying in top-eight
Arsenal are set for a huge financial boost after sealing their place in the top eight of the Champions League. The Gunners finished third after beating Girona 2-1 to join Liverpool in the last 16 of UEFA’s premier competition. Arsenal have secured a lucrative pay dayGetty Mikel Arteta‘s men managed six wins in what was a convincing European campaign. Liverpool claimed top spot despite a 3-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. Aston Villa also joined Liverpool and Arsenal in the top eight after a 4-2 win over Celtic. However, Manchester City will have to make do with a play-off place after beating Club Brugge and just scraping through, and that will see them take a financial hit. Pep Guardiola‘s side have been England’s biggest spenders so far this January after splashing over £100million and can ill-afford the hit. Champions League prize money All 36 clubs in the League Phase have banked €18.62m (£15.6m) for participating, with €2.1m (£1.7m) per win and €700,000 (£587k) per draw. Each position in the table is worth €275,000 (£230k) – which means the team that finishes second last in 35th claim double that at €550,000 (£461k) through to €9.9m (£8.3m) for the table-toppers. The top eight will also rake in a €2m (£1.6m) bonus, with clubs finishing ninth to 16th earning €1m (£830k). The prize money for reaching each knockout round only increases as well, with the outright winners at the Allianz Arena claiming £21.1m. Performance-related prize money accounts for 37.5 per cent (€914m, £766m) of the overall pot, with UEFA‘s newly created value pillar taking up 35 per cent to split up broadcast revenue, and the final 27.5 per cent being equalled shared between the 36 clubs. Champions League knockouts prize money Knockout round play-offs – £840,000 Last-16 – £9.3m Quarter-finals – £10.6m Semi-finals – £12.7m Runner-up – £15.6m Winner – £21.1m Champions League table PosClubMPWDLGDPts1Liverpool870112212Barcelona861115193Arsenal861113194Inter861110195Atletico Madrid86028186Leverkusen85128167LOSC85127168Aston Villa85127169Atalanta8431141510Dortmund8503101511Real Madrid850381512Bayern850381513Milan850331514PSV842241415PSG841351316Benfica841341317Monaco841301318Brest8413-11319Feyenoord8413-31320Juventus833221221Celtic8332-11222Man City832341123Sporting832311124Club Brugge8323-41125Dinamo Zagreb8323-71126VfB Stuttgart8314-41027Shakhtar Donetsk8215-8728Bologna8134-5629Crvena zvezda8206-9630SK Strum Graz8206-9631Sparta Praha8116-14432RB Leipzig8107-7333Girona8107-8334RB Salzburg8107-22335Slovan Bratislava8008-20036Young Boys8008-210Top 8 automatically through to last 169 to 24 entered into play-off25 to 36 eliminated Real Madrid banked around £17m for winning the Champions League final at WembleyGetty Liverpool have earned the most amount of money from UEFA so farGetty Champions League knockout teams Confirmed into Round of 16 Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa Confirmed in Round of 16 or knockout phase play-offs Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, AS Monaco, Brest, Feyenoord, Juventus, Celtic, Manchester City, Sporting Lisbon, Club Brugge Eliminated Bologna, Red Star Belgrade, Girona, RB Leipzig, Slovan Bratislava, Sparta Prague, Sturm Graz, Young Boys, Dinamo Zagreb, Stuttgart, Shakhtar Donetsk, RB Salzburg

Arsenal are set for a huge financial boost after sealing their place in the top eight of the Champions League.
The Gunners finished third after beating Girona 2-1 to join Liverpool in the last 16 of UEFA’s premier competition.

Mikel Arteta‘s men managed six wins in what was a convincing European campaign.
Liverpool claimed top spot despite a 3-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven.
Aston Villa also joined Liverpool and Arsenal in the top eight after a 4-2 win over Celtic.
However, Manchester City will have to make do with a play-off place after beating Club Brugge and just scraping through, and that will see them take a financial hit.
Pep Guardiola‘s side have been England’s biggest spenders so far this January after splashing over £100million and can ill-afford the hit.
Champions League prize money
All 36 clubs in the League Phase have banked €18.62m (£15.6m) for participating, with €2.1m (£1.7m) per win and €700,000 (£587k) per draw.
Each position in the table is worth €275,000 (£230k) – which means the team that finishes second last in 35th claim double that at €550,000 (£461k) through to €9.9m (£8.3m) for the table-toppers.
The top eight will also rake in a €2m (£1.6m) bonus, with clubs finishing ninth to 16th earning €1m (£830k).
The prize money for reaching each knockout round only increases as well, with the outright winners at the Allianz Arena claiming £21.1m.
Performance-related prize money accounts for 37.5 per cent (€914m, £766m) of the overall pot, with UEFA‘s newly created value pillar taking up 35 per cent to split up broadcast revenue, and the final 27.5 per cent being equalled shared between the 36 clubs.
Champions League knockouts prize money
Knockout round play-offs – £840,000
Last-16 – £9.3m
Quarter-finals – £10.6m
Semi-finals – £12.7m
Runner-up – £15.6m
Winner – £21.1m
Champions League table
Pos | Club | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
1 | Liverpool | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21 |
2 | Barcelona | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19 |
3 | Arsenal | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 |
4 | Inter | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
5 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
6 | Leverkusen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
7 | LOSC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
8 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
9 | Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
10 | Dortmund | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
11 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
12 | Bayern | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
13 | Milan | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
14 | PSV | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
15 | PSG | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
16 | Benfica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
17 | Monaco | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
18 | Brest | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
19 | Feyenoord | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 13 |
20 | Juventus | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
21 | Celtic | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
22 | Man City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
23 | Sporting | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
24 | Club Brugge | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 11 |
25 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 11 |
26 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
28 | Bologna | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
29 | Crvena zvezda | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
30 | SK Strum Graz | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
31 | Sparta Praha | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -14 | 4 |
32 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
33 | Girona | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
34 | RB Salzburg | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -22 | 3 |
35 | Slovan Bratislava | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -20 | 0 |
36 | Young Boys | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -21 | 0 |
9 to 24 entered into play-off
25 to 36 eliminated


Champions League knockout teams
Confirmed into Round of 16
- Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa
Confirmed in Round of 16 or knockout phase play-offs
- Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, AS Monaco, Brest, Feyenoord, Juventus, Celtic, Manchester City, Sporting Lisbon, Club Brugge
Eliminated
- Bologna, Red Star Belgrade, Girona, RB Leipzig, Slovan Bratislava, Sparta Prague, Sturm Graz, Young Boys, Dinamo Zagreb, Stuttgart, Shakhtar Donetsk, RB Salzburg