Previews - UEFA Europa League Final 2025
Manchester United and Tottenham are contesting Wednesday’s final (Picture: Getty)
Tottenham and Manchester United will look to salvage their respective seasons when they meet in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
Both sides have endured miserable Premier League campaigns – currently sitting 16th and 17th in the table, respectively – but still have a chance to win silverware and earn a crucial spot in next season’s Champions League.
The Red Devils won the trophy under Jose Mourinho back in 2017, and, despite their indifferent league form, Ruben Amorim’s side remain unbeaten in Europe this season.
Tottenham, meanwhile, could win the club’s first trophy since the League Cup back in 2008 and alleviate the pressure on Ange Postecoglou.
But there is more than just silverware and a place in Europe on the line in Bilbao, with the winner set to bank a huge wad of cash for their triumph too.
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Ahead of tonight’s crunch final, here’s everything you need to know about the Europa League prize money and the vast riches on offer.
How much prize money will the Europa League winner get?
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United won the Europa League under Jose Mourinho in 2017 (Picture: Getty)
This season’s Europa League has an eye-watering prize pot of €565million (£475.4m), and plenty of that money is reserved solely for the final.
The winner of the Europa League final will get £10.95m, while the runners-up in Bilbao will walk away with £5.90m.
However, that prize money is solely for winning the final and both clubs have already picked up plenty of cash for getting this far in the competition.
Accounting for earlier rounds, the winner will receive £21m in total, with €18.5m (£15.5m) reserved for the runners-up.
Europa League prize money round-by-round
Full prize money breakdown
Winner: £10.95m
Runner-up: £5.90m
Semi-finalists: £3.54m
Quarter-finalists: £2.11m
Round of 16: £1.47m
Reaching knockout round play-off: £252,800
League-phase wins: £379,201
League-phase draws: £126,400
How much will the winner earn in the Champions League next season?
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Ange Postecoglou is looking to end Spurs’ trophy drought (Picture: Getty)
Given their respective league positions, winning the Europa League will be hugely significant for both sides as it will also gain them access into next season’s Champions League.
Qualification for Europe’s premier club competition is worth an automatic £15.7m for either Tottenham or United – regardless of whether they go on to lose every game in the league phase.
But should they perform well, either club could earn significantly more if next year’s prize money stays in line with this year’s breakdown.
Champions League prize money breakdown
Winner: £21.07m
Runner-up: £15.59m
Semi-finalists: £12.64m
Quarter-finalists: £10.53m
Round of 16: £9.27m
Reaching knockout round play-off: £842,669
League-phase wins: £1.77m
League-phase draws: £589,868
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