Manchester City might have seen their Champions League dreams end in Barcelona on Wednesday night , but they are the Barclays Premier League 's big winners this season in terms of money made from taking part in Europe 's premier competition . Defeat at the Nou Camp left Manuel Pellegrini 's men with just the Premier League title to fight for in what is looking increasingly like a disappointing season at the Etihad Stadium , on the pitch at least . Off it , City 's staff will be delighted to be able to bring in £28.4million-worth of revenue from their participation in Europe , more than Chelsea and Arsenal - who both joined City in dropping out at this stage - and group stage flops Liverpool . Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany and his team-mates had a tough night in Barcelona on Wednesday . Chelsea were knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain at the same stage as City but take home less money . The reasoning behind City 's increased income is their league positioning from last year , which affects the market pool shared between the clubs and accounts for half of the money paid to participating clubs . The Premier League champions get 40 per cent of the money set aside for English sides , with Liverpool taking 30 per cent , Chelsea on 20 per cent and Arsenal getting just 10 per cent . The other half of money paid to clubs comes from prize money based on the stage they are knocked out at . Given their third-place position in the Premier League last year and having advanced to the second round with City and Arsenal , Chelsea are the second biggest earners on £28.4m . Santi Cazorla is consoled after Arsenal 's defeat to Monaco - they earned the same amount as Liverpool . Steven Gerrard and his Liverpool team-mates topped up their earnings with a brief Europa League flirtation . Group stage . Second round . Quarter-finals . Semi-finals . Runner-up . Winner . £6.2million . £2.5m ( £8.7m total ) £2.8m ( £11.5m total ) £3.5m ( £15m total ) £4.6m ( £19.6m total ) £7.5m ( £22.5m total ) Figures exclude market pool share , clubs also earn £700,000 per group stage win and £350,000 per group stage draw . London rivals Arsenal brought in the same level of revenue as Liverpool - £21.6m . This comes down to the Anfield club 's better league position last season - second rather than fourth - plus the topping up of their total by £0.8m from a brief stint in the Europa League . Come the final in Berlin on June 6 , whoever lifts the famous trophy could pick up a prize pot approaching £26.8m , dependent on their group stage results , and that 's before the market pool money is considered . They also get the chance of another payday in the UEFA Super Cup next season , played between the Champions League and Europa League winners . That one-off game paid out £2.1m to this season 's victors , Real Madrid .
Manchester City will be paid £28.4m for their Champions League efforts . That is 21.6 more than their nearest Premier League rivals , Chelsea . Liverpool and Arsenal , also knocked out , both earn ££3.8mm from UEFA . The difference for City comes from their position as English champions . Eventual winners of Champions League could make around £40m .