UEFA Champions League: How Much Real Madrid Stand to Earn After Finishing As Group Leaders

• Real Madrid has had a flawless Champions League campaign so far
• The La Liga club finished top of their UCL standings ahead of Napoli
• The Spanish club is set to earn a huge financial reward following their success

Six games played, six victories secured. Undoubtedly, Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid have orchestrated a UEFA Champions League campaign that will be the subject of envy for many teams in the foreseeable future.

The 14-time UCL champions commenced their journey with a hard-fought win against German debutants Union Berlin and followed it up with a statement victory against Italian champions Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

The momentum continued as Los Blancos comfortably triumphed away at Portuguese club Sporting Braga and completed the double over their Portuguese opponents with a three-nil victory in the return leg against Artur Jorge's side to secure early qualification.

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Despite already securing a spot in the round of 16, the La Liga outfit didn't rest on their laurels, adding another win against Napoli and wrapping up their remarkable campaign with a victory at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Real Madrid's impressive string of victories has translated into substantial financial rewards, and reports from Madrid Xtra have highlighted the total amount of money recorded by the La Liga club through their Champions League campaign so far.

Real Madrid UCL earnings

The report highlights the La Liga club have so far earned a sum of €42 million from their campaign.

Breaking down the earnings, it highlights that the Spanish club earned €15.6mil for participating in the competition, €16.8mil for recording six victories through the group phase, an additional €2.8mil for each of the away victories against Braga, Napoli and Union Berlin and €9.6mil for securing qualification to the next round of the competition.

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Having experienced a stellar start to the 2022-24 campaign, Los Blancos will now turn their attention to usurping Girona at the top of the Spanish league standings. Subsequently, they will refocus on the knockout phase of the UCL, which is set to kick off in February, as reported by UEFA.com.

Ancelotti named best in the world

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Arsenal head coach, Mikel Arteta loves the achievements of Carlo Ancelotti and has named the Real Madrid manager as the best coach in the world.

Ancelotti has had a successful career in coaching, winning multiple titles across stints with Juventus, AC Milan, Napoli, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid.

The veteran Italian manager has won 25 major titles throughout his career, including four UEFA Champions League trophies and four UEFA Super Cups.