Originally posted by patou2:That will be really sad.... anyway all the big teams "hate" the Europe league and i don´t understanb why ( less money i think)
Euro prize money (2011-12)
Champions League: Chelsea earned £49m for winning the competition. Man Utd pocketed £28m despite being knocked out in the group stages.
Europa League: Winners Atletico Madrid received £8.5m. Fulham, knocked out of the group stages, won £2.2m.
Uefa: Europe's governing body earns about £1bn from the Champions League and brings in £225m from the Europa League.