Chelsea earn £47m prize money from Champions  League success

Chelsea, the winners of the Champions League, received €59.9m (£47.3m) in prize money and were the biggest earners in last season's competition.

Bayern Munich, the beaten finalists, earned €41.7m from the €754m (£595m) prize fund shared among 32 teams who played in the group stage.

Barcelona, who reached the semi-finals, earned €40.6m. Milan were next with €39.9m.

Manchester United were sixth with €35.2m (£28m) after failing to reach the last 16, compared with £42m the previous season when they reached the final.

English clubs are rewarded for valuable national broadcasting deals, which are factored into Uefa's calculations.

Uefa paid clubs a basic €7.2m for taking part, plus results-based bonuses.

Uefa said Champions League revenue will rise 22% over the next three-season cycle.