Champions League earnings so far revealed as Liverpool lead way on £83m and Man City bank £21m per WIN
Champions League earnings so far revealed as Liverpool lead way on £83m and Man City bank £21m per WIN
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LIVERPOOL have already banked a stunning £83million from the Champions League prize money fund despite losing their final initial stage match. And the Anfield side could end up earning £127m in total if they now go all the way to lift the trophy for a seventh time in Munich in May.
![[Liverpool players celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/liverpools-players-celebrate-goal-champions-967641426.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Arne Slot’s men took top seeding position for the knock-out stage as Barcelona conceded a late equaliser against Atalanta, even though an under-strength Anfield side were beaten by PSV Eindhoven. That secured their place as the top earners from the expanded competition so far, with the chance to add another significant sum of up to £43.9m in performance prize money in the knock-out stage.
![[Barcelona soccer players celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/barcelonas-ronald-araujo-left-celebrates-967657662.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Liverpool’s run saw them earn £15.61m for qualifying for the competition, plus a further £12.32m for their seven wins - with each victory worth £1.76m. The Reds picked up a further £8.3m for topping the league phase table, £1.69m for finishing in the top eight and £9.22m for booking their place in the last 16.
![[Arsenal FC players celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-nwaneri-arsenal-fc-celebrating-967699147.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
In addition, Liverpool had begun the competition guaranteed £35.44m, from the new version of the TV and historical market “pillar”, worth £715.5m of the total £2.07bn prize fund, plus a £570,000 share of the leftover £10.55m from the 18 draws across the 144 matches.
![[Illustration of Champions League top earners' logos and earnings.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/RF-GRAPHIC-CL-TOP-EARNERS-30JAN.jpg?strip=all&w=870)
Arsenal, who finished third in the table after their win at Girona, are the third highest earners so far. The Gunners have picked up £75.9m from six wins and a draw in their eight games to also go straight through to the last 16. Their share of the TV and market pillar was £29.8m.
![[Manchester City players celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-25-league-phase-md8-967681363.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
