Here is a list of the distribution of prize money amongst our favourite European clubs.
Manchester United earned the biggest share of the UEFA Champions League prize money in the season 2010/11 with £45.4m despite losing in the final, according to figures released by the competition organizer UEFA on 16 August 2011.
The UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona earned £43.5m because broadcast deals which weigh into calculations were worth less in Spain than the United Kingdom.
The organising body, UEFA said it distributed £641m among 32 clubs involved in the group stage. Chelsea FC received £37.9m - semifinalists Schalke made £33.9m and Real Madrid's share was £33.5m.
MSK Zilina from Slovakia, which lost all six group stage matches, received £6.3m and the Slovakian television share paid only £8.1m for television rights to broadcast their matches.
A further £100m was shared among national associations and clubs which played in the qualifying rounds.
UEFA distributed £102.8m among 56 teams which played in the group and knockout stages of the Europa League, it's second tier competition.
Spain' FCs Villarreal, who lost to FC Porto in the semifinals, collected just over £7.7m in prize money.
Europa League winner FC Porto got £6.6m but was not the biggest earner because Portuguese television deals were not so lucrative as other European countries. Beaten finalist Braga earned £3.8m after joining in the last-32 round, in addition to £10m from the UEFA Champions League group.
In conclusion, I'll leave to you to digest these financial figures as I'm going out.
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