Whilst I was obviously aware that the Champions League was more lucrative than the UEFA Cup , I had no idea how much.
Reported in the Echo tonight that Everton's last 16 effort made the @ £400k whilst the worst performing CL group stage team , Shaktar Donetsk , made @ £5.6m
Rangers only made £4.1m for being losing finalists.
Incidentally we made £21.1m & Man Utd £33.9m;
These figures do not include gate receipts , but even so you can understand the desperation of the top4 to stay in CL at all costs.