Accordingly, the Emirates Arsenal team will receive a huge bonus after reaching the round of 16 of the 2023/24 Champions League with first place in Group B.
With a 1-1 draw at PSV Stadium in the final match of this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, Arsenal Club ended the group stage with 13 points after 6 matches. They are far ahead of rival Netherlands (9 points) on the rankings. Topping Group B also helps Arteta and his team avoid having to meet strong opponents in the 1/8 round.
Returning to the Champions League after 6 years also helps 'The Gunners' earn a lot of prize money. In total, coach Mikel Arteta's team received 77 million euros in bonuses from UEFA when participating in the group stage.
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It is known that teams participating in the group stage of Europe's most prestigious tournament this season will receive a bonus of 15.64 million euros from UEFA. In addition, 4 victories in the group stage helped Arsenal earn an additional 11.2 million euros (2.8 million euros for each win).
In addition, winning the right to enter the round of 16 helps Arsenal receive an additional 9.6 million euros in bonuses. Position on the UEFA coefficient rankings helped Arsenal earn 25 million euros. In addition, Arsenal received two other bonuses from UEFA up to 14.83 million euros.
If they reach the quarterfinals, coach Arteta and his team will bring the club an additional 10.6 million euros and 12.45 million euros for the semi-finals. This season's Champions League champion receives a bonus package worth 68 million euros. The Gunners' best achievement in this arena was runner-up in the 2005/06 season.
In contrast to Arsenal, with a poor performance in Group A, MU club lost a lot of money because of early elimination in the Champions League. Specifically, with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats in the Champions League group stage this season, coach Erik ten Hag and his team only earned 3.7 million euros. Including the default bonuses for participating clubs, the 'Red Devils' only earned more than 19 million euros when participating in the UEFA Champions League this season.
If they finish 3rd and fall into the Europa League, MU will still receive a significant amount of financial support. Each team participating in the play-off round receives about 500 thousand euros and the same amount when participating in the round of 32 teams.
Teams will receive an additional 1.16 million euros for reaching the round of 16, 1.7 million euros for the quarter-finals and 2.8 million euros for the Europa League semi-finals. The runner-up will receive 4.6 million euros while the tournament winner will receive a bonus of 8.6 million euros.
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