Tottenham have sailed through to the last 16 of the Champions League, and earned themselves a pretty penny in the process, too.
Spurs knew they needed to beat Frankfurt to be sure of progress in the Champions League, and the players duly delivered.
It was an important win that landed Tottenham a top-four finish in the league phase. That means Spurs will have a slightly kinder draw for the next round, while avoiding bigger teams until the latter stages.
Say it quietly, but Spurs are now one step closer to landing another trophy — as unrealistic as that may be. But, it’s not just a trophy on the line, the Lilywhites have bagged a lot of prize money already.
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How much have Tottenham earned in Champions League so far
Incredibly, by finishing fourth and getting five wins in the Champions League this season, Spurs have won enough prize money to sign another Cristian Romero and still have change left over.
That’s right, Tottenham have earned £43.84m so far, and they’re potentially not done yet.
The way prize money in the Champions League is broken down means that all teams competing get £16.18m jsut for taking part.
The teams finishing in the top eight by the end of the league phase get a further £9.56m for qualifying for the next round automatically.
During each gameweek, there was another £1.82m available for winning teams. Spurs beat Villarreal, Copenhagen, Slavia Prague, Dortmund, and Frankfurt to net a further £9.1m. They also got £606,000 apiece for the two draws against Monaco and Bodo/Glimt.
On top of all that, clubs are given an extra £239,000 per league position, with that figure compounding the higher up the table you go. By finishing fourth, Tottenham receive another £7.8m to add to their prize fund.
Another £10m prize money is on the line for Spurs
We know Tottenham will face one of four teams in the next round: Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray or Club Brugge. And, if the Lilywhites can get past them, they’ll add another £10.7m to the pot.
From there, the prize money really ramps up. Making it to the semi-finals guarantees another £12.9m, while losing in the final brings in a further £15.9m. If, against all the odds, Spurs can win the Champions League, they’d get another £21.5m instead of the runner-up prize.
That would take Tottenham’s eventual total prize money to a whopping £88.94m — enough to break the club’s transfer record and then some!