Celtic have banked a Champions League bonus for their hard-fought draw against Atalanta.
Celtic have banked a Champions League bonus for their hard-fought draw against Atalanta.
Brendan Rodgers‘ side were resolute in defence as they battled to a goalless draw in Italy.
In doing so, Celtic earned a bonus payment from UEFA with clubs rewarded for wins and draws in the league phase of the competition.
Already, Celtic have banked €18.62m (£15.7m) simply from being involved in the league phase of the Champions League.
However, they added another €700k (£590k) to the bank balance this evening by taking a draw against Atalanta.
That’s on top of the €2.1m (£1.77m) they earned for their victory over Slovan Bratislava last month.
It takes Celtic’s UEFA earnings from the competition so far to around €21.5m (£17.94m).
Beyond per-match win or draw fees, Celtic will also be guaranteed another payment from UEFA of €275k (£232k) minimum. The club finishing 36th in the league phase will earn that figure with another €275k added for every position higher in the table after all eight matches.
Celtic Champions League prize money
League phase participation – €18.62m (€17.87m down-payment and €750k balance).
Performance bonuses – €2.1m per win, €700k per draw.
League ranking bonus – Each club will earn at least €275k for their league phase campaign – for every position above 36th, another €275k will be added to the bonus.
Furthermore, clubs ranked 1-8 at the end of the league phase will receive an additional €2m with clubs 9th to 16th pocketing €1m.
Progression bonuses – qualification for the knockout round play-offs: €1m per club
− qualification for the round of 16: €11m per club
− qualification for the quarter-finals: €12.5m per club
− qualification for the semi-finals: €15m per club
− qualification for the final: €18.5m per club
– competition winners receive an additional€6.5m.
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