With 120 million euros (USD 131.4 million), Liverpool topped the honor cash table, while Bayern Munich and Manchester City each made nine-figure sums.
Real Madrid received $146.4 million, or 133.7 million euros, from a European rival, according to UEFA’s announcement on Wednesday.
Madrid received a portion of Spanish telecom freedoms, rewards for accomplishments, a basic payment for meeting the requirements of the gathering stage, and an additional payment based on clubs’ previous records in UEFA competitions.
Liverpool came in second place in the “prize money table” with a total of 120 million euros (USD 131.4 million) from UEFA’s total prize fund of more than 2 billion euros (USD 2.2 billion), despite losing the Champions League final to Real Madrid.
Nine-figure sums were received by only two other clubs: Manchester City received close to 109 million euros, or USD 119 million, while Bayern Munich received approximately 110 million euros, or USD 120.4 million.
Because Paris Saint-Germain lost to Madrid in the round of 16 match, UEFA only paid the club 92 million euros (USD 100.7 million).
Out of the 32 gathering stage teams that UEFA paid a total of 61.8 million euros (USD 67.7 million), Sheriff of Moldova received the least amount, 23.7 million euros (USD 26 million).
Chelsea lost to Madrid in the quarterfinals and received 91.9 million euros (USD 100.6 million). In the quarterfinals not long from now, Chelsea could confront Madrid again, and it’s conceivable that UEFA won’t give them any cash this season. Chelsea is currently eleventh in the English Premier League.
Barcelona won both the Bosses Association group stage and the Europa Association knockout stage for an additional 64.6 million euros, or USD 70.7 million. Eintracht Frankfurt emerged victorious over Barcelona in the competition’s quarterfinals.
Frankfurt received $41.6 million, or 38 million euros, from the opposition, while officials received 20.7 million, or $22.7 million, from the opposition.
During the first Europa Meeting Association, UEFA provided paying clubs with 235 million euros, or $257 million US dollars. From Roma, the champions, no other team received more than 21 million dollars, or 19.2 million euros.
Before undergoing reorganization and expansion in 2024, the 2021–22 season marked the beginning of a new three-year commercial cycle for UEFA club competitions. The customary get-together stage will be supplanted by a solitary standings table, and every one of the 36 Legends Connection groups will play eight games.
For the 2019-20 season, UEFA deducts approximately 83 million euros (USD 91 million) from clubs to compensate business partners for the disruptions caused by the pandemic.