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Manchester City top Champions League earners with £75.7m

Manchester City players applaud the travelling fans following the UEFA Champions League group C match
Image: Manchester City were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid last season - but made more money out of it than the Spanish club

Manchester City made more money out of last season's Champions League than the competition winners, Real Madrid.

Figures have been released which show City were the top earners in the 2015-16 edition of the tournament, taking home £75.7m compared to Madrid's £72.2m.

City were the Premier League's best-performing club in the Champions League, reaching the semi-finals, and their financial reward - combined with a £42.3m "market pool" payment - reflects that.

Chelsea received £62.4m for their involvement in the competition, while Arsenal were paid £48.2m because of a lower market pool payment.

Jurgen Klopp did not want sympathy after Liverpool's defeat to Sevilla
Image: Liverpool were paid £34.1m for their Europa League achievements in the 2015-16 season

Manchester United, who did not make it past the group stage, were given £34.4m, a total topped up with an extra £3.4m from their Europa League campaign.

Celtic collected £2.7m despite being eliminated in the Champions League play-offs but went on to make a further £5.2m from the Europa League.

Beaten finalists Liverpool were the top performing Premier League club in the Europa League, taking home £34.1m for their run to the final, where they were lost to Sevilla.

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Tottenham, who made it to the round of 16, banked £18.8m.

In total, Champions League clubs received £1.22bn while the aggregate payment to the Europa League clubs was £371.3m.

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