Despite "Rimontada" .. Barcelona defeats Liverpool "materially"
Barcelona achieved the biggest profits from participating in the Champions League last season, as its revenues reached 117 million euros, while Liverpool came second with an amount of 111 million euros.
UEFA distributes the financial rewards to the participating teams according to the teams results in the tournament, and other complicated calculations such as the teams historical arrangement in the competition, and the teams countrys share of the TV broadcast, according to the newspaper “Marca”
The English runner-up, Tottenham Hotspur, ranked third, with 101 million euros, and was succeeded by Juventus, who achieved 95 million euros.
Although Ajax Amsterdam reached the semi-finals of the tournament, it came in 12th in the leagues revenue ranking.
It is noteworthy that Liverpool beat Barcelona the most of the Champions League semi-finals, in a historic match in which the "Reds" scored 4 goals, reversing its 0-3 defeat back.
