The pride of French football, Paris Saint-Germain, beat Arsenal in the Champions League final via penalties, but Arsenal did not leave Hungary empty-handed after their lucrative run to Budapest

Arsenal still banked a record amount of Champions League prize money despite losing the final to Paris Saint-Germain. The Gunners were beaten via penalty shootout in Budapest by reigning holders PSG at the Puskas Arena.

Mikel Arteta’s side already accumulated around £125.18million in prize money heading into Saturday’s showpiece final in Hungary. After losing to the French champions, they earned another £16million, but missed out on a further £9.06m, reports UK Mirror.

Lifting the trophy was worth £5.61m. A place in August’s UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg carried a further bonus of £3.45m, with PSG set to face Aston Villa.

It has been a remarkable Champions League run for Arsenal, who also banked £85.3m earlier in the campaign from the initial TV money and rankings pool (worth £49.6m). On the pitch, they’ve generated a considerable fortune through their results.

Mirror reports that winning all eight of their league phase fixtures, the Gunners topped the table to pocket £15.8m. In doing so, they also secured direct passage to the last 16, bypassing the play-off round entirely — worth an additional £11.3m.

Finishing top of the standings also earned them £8.6m. UEFA distributes funds based on each club’s final league phase position — the higher you finish, the greater the reward.

Report by UK Mirror