Celtic fans have a knockout Champions League clash with a European giant to look forward to - and it's great news for the club's coffers.
The freshly revised tournament has been a hit in Glasgow's east end, and it was love at first sight - as the Hoops hit Slovan Bratislava for five on the opening matchday, and relished getting one over former Rangers man Vladimir Weiss. After being brought down to earth with a resounding thud against Borussia Dortmund, things improved - and memorable home wins against RB Leipzig and Young Boys got the show back on the road. Ultimately paving the way for a clash with either record winners Real Madrid or German giants Bayern Munich in the playoffs.
Things have been a bit less positive on the road, but qualification beyond the league stage was a massive objective achieved for boss Brendan Rodgers, who swept all before him in Scotland during his first spell in Glasgow - but struggled to make his mark in Europe. And it's also banked the Hoops record amounts of cash, helping fund the big-money return of Jota from Rennes this month - with a deal for Kieran Tierney also edging closer to finally being completed.
After smashing their transfer record twice over the summer to bring in Adam Idah and then Arne Engels, fans will be demanding more big-money moves to ensure that this season isn't a one off. And given the riches on offer at European football's top table the board would be wrong to try and scrimp and save.
Record Sport has crunched all the figures to work out exactly how lucrative the league stage was for Celtic.
Based on the above totals it's been a very positive Champions League campaign for budgets at Parkhead. The Hoops made a whopping £15.7million just from qualifying. Victories
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