Exact amount Celtic have earned from this year’s money-spinning Champions League campaign

CELTIC crashed out of the Champions League in the cruellest manner in Munich.

Alphonso Davies‘ equaliser for Bayern on the night sent the German side through to the last-16 3-2 on aggregate.

Kenny Ramsay

Nicolas Kuhn had Celtic in dreamland again – and this time it counted[/caption]

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But Alphonso Davies broke Hoops hearts with the last kick of the game[/caption]

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It left Celtic heroes smarting after an almighty effort[/caption]

It came in the 94th minute after four minutes of added time had been played.

The Hoops can take cold comfort from their display against the Bundesliga giants – they spurned several glaring opportunities to score in the first half before weathering a Bayern blitz at the end of the first half.

But they gave as good as they got in the second with Niclas Kuhn finally finding the net on the break – and wiping out the pain of his offside strike in the first leg.

But his old club still sent Celtic spinning thanks to their Canadian sub.

Plenty of plaudits came the way of Brendan Rodgers in the aftermath and he claimed their displays raised the club’s credibility on the continent.

But the tangible success of the Hoops’ campaign comes from the cash income from dining out at European football‘s top table.

Glasgow rivals Rangers are through to the last 16 of the Europa League – but Celtic‘s European income from falling at the stage prior in the premier competition is worth a whopping two and a half times MORE .

And that’s simply from prize money – it doesn’t include sold out nights under the lights.

The Hoops landed more than €18.5 MILLION (£15.4m) just for being there.

Then they earned A FURTHER €9.6m (£7.95m) from their five-year coefficient rating based on previous results and appearances at each level.

Add almost €4m more for their ten-year tally and €5.7m (£4.72m) as prize money for their final league placing – 21st in the grand scheme of the re-formatted ‘all-in’ league table.

Already you’re pushing the €40million mark and then the Hoops receive cash for their results – €2m per win and €660k per draw – totalling €8.4million.

It all contributes to a €46.16m (£38.225m) takeaway from this season’s adventure.

By comparison Rangers have earned just €18.5m so far – buoyed by a €1.75m bonuses for already reaching the last 16.

“Our European credibility has been restored this season – that’s my takeaway from this.

“We have shown real quality at times. Think of the last time we were in Germany [against Borussia Dortmund] and the improvements we have made.

“It was not what the players deserved, especially right at the very end. They gave so much and played with confidence.

“We had quality, some great moves and had the best chances.

“It was a really heroic performance and we were unfortunate at the end.”

Brendan Rodgers

In total the Hoops have earned almost two thirds of the national income from Uefa this season.

But to do it again will be even trickier next season.

Celtic have raised the coefficient by a further 0.2 points with last night’s draw which will lift the income slightly in future years.

However unlike this year there’s NO guaranteed league phase place for the SPFL winners.

That adds the jeopardy of missing out entirely – although there is a guaranteed €4.3m parachute payment for losing in the Champions League play-off and dropping to the Europa League.

But Rangers’ tally from that competition this season – €18.5m and counting – shows doing so would make it practically impossible for the Hoops to match this season’s numbers without reaching the league phase proper next term.

• Figures based on stats from Scotland’s Coefficient

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