Champions League 2015-16 Prize Money: Club-by-Club Breakdown After Semi-Finals

As well as earning the chance to fight it out for Europe’s biggest prize, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid bagged a guaranteed €10.5 million (£8.3 million) in prize money by reaching the UEFA Champions League final.

The two Madrid clubs will now battle it out for the famous trophy for the second time in three years, with €15 million (£11.8 million) on offer for the eventual winner at Milan’s San Siro on May 28.

Conversely, Manchester City and Bayern Munich’s woes at being dumped out at the last-four stage were compounded by their loss in potentially whopping earnings.

City were ousted after Fernando’s own goal on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu saw them defeated 1-0 in their tie by Real, while Bayern lost 2-2 on the away-goals rule to Atleti.

Here’s a look at the full prize-money breakdown for this year’s Champions League clubs, courtesy of the UEFA’s official website:

Note: Each club that qualified for the group stages received €12 million (roughly £9 million), with €1.5 million (£1.1 million) awarded for each win and €500,000 (£400,000) for each draw. Those who made it to the round of 16 earned another €5.5 million, while quarter-finalists were awarded an extra €6 million and semi-finalists €7 million.

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