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How much top clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal and Barcelona earned after the Champions League group stage

Premier League side, Liverpool was the highest earner after the UEFA Champions League 2025 group stage closely followed by their rivals Arsenal.

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Shubhrajit Goswami
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Liverpool has secured an impressive £83 million from the Champions League prize money fund, despite the loss in their final match of the initial stage. There's potential for the Anfield side to increase their earnings to £127 million if they succeed in claiming the trophy for the seventh time in Munich this May.

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Arne Slot’s team has achieved top ranking for the knock-out stage, thanks to Barcelona conceding a late equaliser against Atalanta, even though Liverpool faced a defeat against PSV Eindhoven while fielding a less experienced side.

Earnings of Top 8 clubs after group stage 

Liverpool's top performance in the competition earned them £15.61 million for qualifying, in addition to £12.32 million from their seven victories, with each win valued at £1.76 million.

The Reds also secured £8.3 million for finishing at the top of the league phase table, £1.69 million for placing in the top eight, and £9.22 million for advancing to the last 16.

Liverpool entered the competition with a guaranteed income of £35.44m from the latest TV deals and historical market pillar.

Arsenal, having finished third in the table following their victory at Girona, stands as the third-highest earner to date. The Gunners have secured a remarkable £75.9m from six wins and a draw across their eight games. Their share from the TV and market pillar amounts to £29.8m.

Barcelona stands strong, positioned between the two Premier League teams in the standings, and they have also outpaced them in earnings, raking in £76.3m to date.

Manchester City, despite their hard-fought victory over Bruges that secured their spot in the first knockout stage, currently claims the seventh spot among the highest earners in the competition.

To date, they have amassed £62.7 million, primarily as a result of receiving the second largest share £37.3 million of the broadcast revenue and past performance component.

This amounts to nearly £21 million for each victory they achieved in the group stage, where they faced Club Brugge, Sparta Praha, and Slovan Bratislava.

Munich has accrued £66.8 million and Madrid £66.5 million thus far, in addition to PSG, which has secured £67.1 million thanks to the French TV deal, the largest agreement made with UEFA.

In contrast, while Aston Villa secured their position in the top eight with a victory over Celtic, they have only garnered £58.8m to date. This is primarily because the Villa Park club has only claimed a £15.6m share of the market pot.

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