adminLONDON. — Real Madrid’s historic La Decima triumph in the Champions League soccer last season netted them a whopping £46m, according to the official Uefa breakdown.
The Spanish soccer giants beat city rivals Atletico 4-1 in a memorable Lisbon final to win their first European Cup since 2002 and their tenth overall.
And they consequently pocketed the biggest share of Uefa’s £726m prize fund for the 32 clubs that qualified for the group stage.
Beaten finalists Atletico earned £40.1m for their efforts, putting them third on the Champions League money list.Paris Saint-Germain split the Madrid sides despite bowing out in the quarter-finals, getting £43.7m thanks mainly to lucrative French TV rights.
However, Uefa is withholding £16m as a fine for overspending in breach of their Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.
Manchester United, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Barcelona all earned at least £32m despite failing to make the final.
United, who lost to Bayern in the last eight, made just shy of £36m, more than neighbours City (£28.4m).
Chelsea, who crashed out to Atletico in the semi-finals, were rewarded with £34.85m, while London rivals Arsenal took home £21.87m.
It shows that despite United’s failings last season, they can still command the biggest slice of TV money.
Belgian side Anderlecht’s £9.7m payment was the lowest. — Mailonline.
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