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While Man City won €134M after winning UCL, FC Barcelona made this in Europa

FC Barcelona made considerably less than Champions League winner Manchester City.

By Emmanuel Mendez

Manchester City won the Champions League last season with a huge money prize while Barca earned fewer in the Europa League.
Manchester City won the Champions League last season with a huge money prize while Barca earned fewer in the Europa League.
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Pep Guardiola made history last season for Manchester City. After years of expectation in the tournament, Manchester City finally won the Champions League last season. The Champions League trophy completed the treble for Man City last season, an achievement not many have accomplished.

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Manchester City made history as the second English club to win a treble after Manchester United did it in the 1998-1999 season. Other clubs that have done this were Ajax, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, and FC Barcelona. Man City won the Premier League with 89, five points ahead of Arsenal. They defeated local rivals Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final. In the Champions League final, they defeated Inter Milan 1-0. Manchester City will try to replicate the same season as they are currently second with two points below league leaders Liverpool. Man City will play the Champions League round of 16 when they take on Kobenhavn next week in Denmark.

Mundo Deportivo reports that Manchester City earned €134.936m after winning the Champions League. Champions League semifinalist Real Madrid had earned €118.834m. These are big numbers compared to what FC Barcelona earned for their participation in the Champions League and the Europa League last season.

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FC Barcelona only made €1.349 million for playing in the Europa League

FC Barcelona did not have a good season in Europe last year. FC Barcelona finished third in last season's Champions League group stage. Bayern Munich and Inter Milan finished above Barca in their group, while the Catalan club was above Viktoria Plzen. FC Barcelona earned 69.861 million euros for the last Champions League.

Barcelona qualified for the Europa League round of 32. Manchester United eliminated Barcelona after two legs in round 32 with a 4-3 loss on aggregate. Barcelona earned 1.349 million for those two games in the Europa League.


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