The Champions League is just around the corner corner, and this Tuesday the first games of this edition will begin... however, it's not only the title at stake as UEFA have increased their prize money compared to last season.
All 32 teams participating in this Champions League knockout stages will have the chance to win a lot more money.
For a start, just for participating, each club will be guaranteed 15.25 million euros.
That amount will be increased by 2.7m euros for wins and 0.9 million for a draw.
Thus, a club that achieves six victories in the group stage will take home a total of 16.2m eurose.
The prizes then increase again with respect to the knockout rounds:
Award distribution after the group stage
In 2017/18, the clubs obtained 12.7m euros for participating (-2.55m), 1.5 million for a win (-1.2m) and 0.5m for a draw (-0.4m).
The team that wins in the final will pocket four million euros more than in the last edition.