Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have secured the club a staggering prize pot following automatic qualification into the last-16 of this season’s Champions League. Beyond the sporting significance of progressing through the league phase, the financial rewards attached to City’s European campaign continue to underline just how lucrative success in UEFA competitions has become. Now, as per the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City received £9.56 million by securing a place in the top-eight of the league phase, in addition to the £16.18 million already awarded to all 36-teams in the Champions League this season. and having concluded the league phase in eighth position, their total for rankings came to £6.931 million. As such, Manchester City have taken home a total of £42.378 million for their performances in the league phase of the competition, with more to come following the last-16 of the tournament and potentially further.