Newly released figures have shown that Celtic earned more TV money than Manchester United in this season's Champions League.
The Parkhead side banked £27.6m from their participation in Europe's elite tournament. Brendan Rodgers' side finished third in the group ahead of Abderlecht and were parachuted into the Europa League where they were put out by Zenit St Petersburg.
Celtic have benefitted thanks to the monumental TV deal for British clubs with BT Sports claiming the Champions League rights.
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Celtic earned around £13.4m from television rights because they were given 10% of the total £134 million deal to British clubs. Scottish clubs get 10 per cent of the total pool if they qualify for the group stage.
English Premier League side Manchester United will only receive around £10.4 million because they qualified via the Europa League, not domestically and therefore received nothing until they reached the latter stagesCeltic earned more money in total than the likes of Dortmund and Napoli because British clubs receive far greater revenue from their television deal than anyone else in the Champions League.
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