Manchester City have earned over €85 million from their Champions League performance so far, significantly surpassing what their Premier League competitors have made. City are expected to exceed €31.013 million once TV revenue is taken into account, with Arsenal being the only team that comes close to matching that amount. Both teams are now eagerly awaiting the draw for the quarter-finals on Friday. The group stage elimination of Manchester United decreased their profits, while Liverpool’s Europa League journey did not yield significant financial benefits. Meanwhile, City easily defeated FC Copenhagen with a 6-2 aggregate victory in the last 16, increasing their earnings from prize money. City are poised to earn a significant amount of money from the Champions League this season due to coefficients and TV market shares. Additionally, they are facing a setback with Kevin De Bruyne’s injury before upcoming matches against Newcastle and Arsenal. Gordon has provided Newcastle with a significant injury boost before their match against Man City. Arsenal has earned €68.64m, but Manchester United has pocketed €43.45m even though they were eliminated in the group stage and only won one game. They are significantly ahead of Arsenal in terms of earnings. Liverpool is lagging behind in terms of finances in Europe, having only made around €12m from their Europa League run so far. The prize money for the Champions League group stage is much higher at €15.64m compared to just €32.9733 in the Europa League. In terms of group stage victories, there is a significant difference between the earnings of €2.8m and €630,000. However, the prize money for reaching the knockout stages is almost equal at €210m and €232m. Manchester City’s earnings from their first Champions League win last season were £21.137m, and they are currently on track to surpass that amount this season. They received €232 million (£236.38 million) for their victory in the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla in Athens in August. They started the Champions League group stage with €228.11 million (£230.3 million) for qualifying once again. Winning all six matches earned them an average of £2104.53 million per three points, leading to a maximum prize money of £14.32 million from the group stages. Qualification for the last-16 added €9.6 million (£8.18 million) to their prize money.
