7M - Champions League prize money rankings: Bayern Munich leads with £85.76 million, Manchester City is second, and the fifth team has over £80 million, with Real Madrid at £79.1 million.
Posted Thursday, February 26, 2026 by 7M Sport

Live Bar, February 26th - The Champions League knockout phase play-offs concluded early this morning, with all 16 teams advancing to the knockout phase determined. Regarding Champions League prize money, according to statistics from English media outlet football365, Bayern Munich leads the pack with £85.76 million.
This season's Champions League prize money is divided into three parts. First, each participating team receives a participation bonus of £16.2 million. The second part is a performance bonus, distributed according to the team's performance. The third part is a value pillar, distributed according to the team's Champions League coefficient points and broadcast revenue. Big clubs receive significantly more in this part than smaller clubs.
Champions League team prize money estimates ↓
1-Bayern Munich £85.76 million (advanced to the round of 16)
2-Manchester City £83.41 million (advanced to the round of 16)
3-Liverpool £83.28 million (advanced to the round of 16)
4-Arsenal £82.59 million (advanced to the round of 16)
5 - Paris Saint-Germain £80.38 million (advanced to the round of 16)
6-Real Madrid £79.1 million (advanced to the round of 16)
7 - Chelsea £78.91 million (advanced to the round of 16)
8-Barcelona £76.23 million (advanced to the round of 16)
9-Tottenham Hotspur £71.86 million (advanced to the round of 16)
10-Bayer Leverkusen £69.29 million (advanced to the round of 16)
11-Atletico Madrid £69.24 million (advanced to the round of 16)
12-Atalanta £61.37 million (advanced to the round of 16)
13-Borussia Dortmund £60.39 million (eliminated in the knockout play-offs)
14-Inter Milan £60.28 million (eliminated in the knockout phase play-offs)
15-Newcastle United £55.99 million (advanced to the last 16)
16- Sporting Lisbon £55 million (advanced to the round of 16)
17-Juventus £54.21 million (eliminated in the knockout play-offs)
18 - Monaco £47.8 million (eliminated in the knockout play-offs)
19-Benfica £46.57 million (eliminated in the knockout play-offs)
20 - Marseille £46.17 million (eliminated in the league phase)
21-Bodo shines for £45.77 million (advances to the last 16)
22- Galatasaray £42.83 million (advanced to the round of 16)
23-Eintracht Frankfurt £42.21 million (eliminated in the league phase)
24-Club Brugge £41.33 million (eliminated in the knockout play-offs)
25 - Napoli £41.16 million (eliminated in the league phase)
26-Olympiacos £39.39 million (eliminated in the knockout play-offs)
27 - Villarreal £39.31 million (eliminated in the league phase)
28-PSV Eindhoven £39.03 million (eliminated in the league phase)
29-Ajax £37.23 million (eliminated in the league phase)
30 - Athletic Bilbao £33.41 million (eliminated in the league phase)
31-Copenhagen £32.53 million (eliminated in the league phase)
32-Qalabach £30.89 million (eliminated in the knockout play-offs)
33-Senguiro, £28.15 million (eliminated in the league phase)
34-Slavia Prague £26.26 million (eliminated in the league phase)
35-Paphos £26.13 million (rejected during the league phase)
36-Almaty Kairat £18.43 million (eliminated in the league phase)
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