Why Arsenal will earn £12m by beating Girona in Champions League Arsenal can bank an additional £12million by beating Girona tonight in the Champions League.
The Gunners are currently sat third in the League Phase standings and are all but guaranteed a spot in the top eight, which would secure them a place in the knockout stage and avoid next month’s play-off round.
A win against Girona is essentially worth an additional £2.9m for the Gunners, while it would also rubber stamp them reaching the last-16 stage and securing at least a further £9.3m in prize money.
Clubs competing in the Champions League receive a £1.8m bonus for every win they achieve in the league phase.
If Arteta’s side lost, though, and went through to the last 16 in eighth place, that prize money would fall by £1.1m to £6.7m.
