Man Utd bag biggest pay-day of all Europa League clubs with £20m despite third-placed finish with Spurs close behind
Man Utd bag biggest pay-day of all Europa League clubs with £20m despite third-placed finish with Spurs close behind
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MANCHESTER United have bagged the biggest Europa League prize pot so far - despite finishing only third in the initial league phase. United’s final match win at FCSB means they have landed £19.5million to date and also confirmed their place in the last 16. And Spurs, fourth overall, stand second in the cash rankings at the end of the first phase. The North Londoners have banked £18.4m after recording five wins and two draws out of eight games.
![[Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes and Rasmus Hojlund celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-manchester-uniteds-bruno-fernandes-966116368_b1d4e3.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The two Prem sides are ahead of Germans Eintracht Frankfurt, who dropped from second to sixth in the final standings after their defeat at Roma and who have earned £18.3m for their efforts. Both Prem sides can earn a further £16.5m if they go on to lift the trophy in Bilbao on May 21. Although one of them is likely to have to beat the final hosts en route to that feat, with Athletic Club a serious contender and second seeds behind Italians Lazio.
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But by finishing third and fourth, United and Spurs now cannot meet each other until the final. While the windfall for the two Big Six under-achievers is welcome, even the potential maximum they can earn from this season’s competition is less than HALF the £83m Liverpool have already made from the Champions League. Aston Villa - England’s lowest earners so far even though they have qualified directly for the last 16 while Manchester City will discover on Friday if they face Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the first knock-out round - have already earned £58.8m, with Arsenal on £75.9m and City £62.7m.
![[Ange Postecoglou, manager of Tottenham Hotspur, looking down.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/epa11865204-tottenham-hotspurs-manager-ange-967932829_856857.jpg?strip=all&w=818)
JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. Chelsea won all six league phase matches to top the Conference League standings. But the Blues still only banked £9.03m with the possibility of adding a further £9m if they win the competition. Here's a look at the ties across the competition... Teams who finished from ninth to 24th in the Europa league phase will play off to decide who reaches the last-16. PLAYOFF ROUND.
Bodo/Glimt vs Twente or Fenerbahce. Anderlecht vs Twente or Fenerbahce. FCSB vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or PAOK. Ajax vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or PAOK. Real Sociedad vs AZ Alkmaar or Midtjylland. Galatasaray vs AZ Alkmaar or Midtjylland. Roma vs Ferencvaros or Porto. Plzen vs Ferencvaros or Porto. Winners of playoff ties will then face the teams who finished in the top eight of the league phase in the last-16...
LAST 16. Lazio vs Roma or Plzen or Ferencvaros or Porto. Athletic Bilbao vs Roma or Plzen or Ferencvaros or Porto. Man Utd vs Real Sociedad or Galatasaray or FC Midtjylland or AZ Alkmaar. Tottenham vs Real Sociedad or Galatasaray or FC Midtjylland or AZ Alkmaar. Frankfurt vs FCSB or Ajax or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or PAOK. Lyon vs FCSB or Ajax or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise or PAOK. Olympiakos vs Bodo/Glimt or Anderlecht or Twente or Fenerbahce.
