Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal in the Champions League final, but the north London club do not leave Hungary empty-handed after their lucrative run to Budapest
Arsenal still banked a record amount of Champions League prize money despite losing the final to Paris Saint-Germain. The Gunners were beaten in Budapest by reigning holders PSG at the Puskas Arena after securing the Premier League title earlier this month.
Mikel Arteta's side already accumulated around £125.18million in prize money heading into Saturday's showpiece final in Hungary. After losing to the French champions, they earned another £16million, but missed out on a further £9.06m.
Lifting the trophy was worth £5.61m. A place in August's UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg carried a further bonus of £3.45m, with PSG set to face Aston Villa.
It has been a remarkable Champions League run for Arsenal, who also banked £85.3m earlier in the campaign from the initial TV money and rankings pool (worth £49.6m). On the pitch, they've generated a considerable fortune through their results.
Winning all eight of their league phase fixtures, the Gunners topped the table to pocket £15.8m. In doing so, they also secured direct passage to the last 16, bypassing the play-off round entirely — worth an additional £11.3m.
Finishing top of the standings also earned them £8.6m. UEFA distributes funds based on each club's final league phase position — the higher you finish, the greater the reward.
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Eliminating Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16 to reach the quarter-finals was worth £10.8m. The Gunners drew 1-1 in Germany before clinching a 2-0 victory in the second leg at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal were pitted against Sporting CP in the quarter-finals, edging past the Portuguese side 1-0 on aggregate thanks to Kai Havertz's late first-leg strike in Lisbon. Progressing to the semi-finals, where Arsenal faced Atletico Madrid, was also worth £10.8m.
It proved a gruelling test against Diego Simeone's side. The Premier League champions drew 1-1 in the first leg in Spain after Viktor Gyokeres' penalty amid VAR controversy.
They then clinched the second leg 1-0 at their north London home through Bukayo Saka's decisive goal. Securing their place in the Budapest final — Arsenal's first Champions League showpiece since 2006 — contributed a staggering £15.97m to the Gunners' war chest.
With the additional £16m, Arsenal's total is £141.18m, which tops the record of £124.62m set by PSG last year. UEFA made a record-breaking £2.13billion prize money pot available for this season's Champions League campaign.