Celtic learn total Champions League windfall as they match Man United in mega-money bracket after Feyenoord finale

A disappointing European campaign ended on a high for Celtic on Wednesday evening but there's 2.4million reasons their win over Feyenoord was a lot more than meaningless.

The Hoops were set to bottom out of their section no matter what happened after just one point from the opening five games but Gustaf Lagerbielke's late strike gave them a long-awaited home victory in the Champions League. It also added a cool £2.4m to the prize money coffers - underscoring just how profitable Europe's top competition is.

The win means that between their participation fees, coefficient payout, share of the TV pool and prize money, they take home €34.5m (£29.7m) in total from the group stage this season. That's according to projected figures from Chris Weatherspoon on Twitter - which are locked in for Celtic now their European campaign is over. €4m (£3.5m) of that comes from performance-based revenue picked up from their draw with Atletico and final day win over Feyenoord.

Surprisingly it's the same total Manchester United, who also finished bottom of their section, managed to take from their games against Bayern Munich, Galatasaray and Copenhagen. Braga, Benfica, RB Salzburg and Young Boys all finished on the same totals and take home €4m for their four points each. Overall Celtic are at the lower end of the total income table, with clubs in the top European leagues taking home a larger share of the TV revenue and coefficient-related payouts. But despite their poor performance, they still banked more than seven of the other 32 teams who competed in the group stage, including Newcastle whose low coefficient ranking cost them.

The share of the spoils isn't limited to the teams who qualified either. Six of the teams who competed in the