As well as earning the chance to fight it out for Europe's biggest prize, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid bagged a guaranteed 10.5 million (8.3 million) in prize money by reaching the UEFA Champions League final.The two Madrid clubs will now battle it out for the famous trophy for the second time in three years, with15 million (11.8 million) on offer for the eventual winner at Milan's San Siro on May 28.Conversely, Manchester City and Bayern Munich's woes at being dumped out at the last-four stage werecompoundedby their loss in potentially whopping earnings.City were ousted afterFernando's own goal on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu saw them defeated 1-0 in their tie by Real, while Bayern lost 2-2 on the away-goals rule to Atleti.Here's a look at the full prize-money breakdown for this year's Champions League clubs, courtesy of the UEFA'sofficial website:Note: Each club that qualified for the group stages received 12 million (roughly 9 million), with 1.5 million (1.1 million) awarded for each win and 500,000 (400,000) for each draw. Those who made it to the round of 16 earned another 5.5 million, while quarter-finalists were awarded an extra 6 million and semi-finalists 7 million. *The 10.5 millionrunners-up prize has been added butthe eventual winner will be awarded15 million.While Real have long been perennial contenders at the latter stages of the Champions Leaguetheir 10 European Cup wins account for thatAtleti's emergence as a consistent force on the continent is a fairly recent phenomenon.TheRojiblancos have never won Europe's top-tier cup competition, but Bleacher Report's Dean Jones and Sam Tighe are backing them to break that duck this year:The final is set to be a barnstorming affair between the two rivals from the Spanish capital.It should also be anintriguing tactical battle, with Zinedine Zidane's attack-minded side going up against Diego Simeone's seemingly unbeatable defence.Atleti's defensive record in the Champions League is quite remarkable, and they have conceded just 16 goals in 36 La Liga matches this season, per Opta:They are more than capable of shutting down even the finest of attacks and, although their style of play is not to everyone's taste, it has been undeniably effective during Simeone's four-and-a-half year reign at the club.So much so that Atleti have become one of the most accomplished sides in the world, and on a fraction of the budget of teams like Real, Bayern and Barcelona, per theManchester Evening News' Stuart Brennan:They have already made huge extra earnings by advancing all the way to the final in the Champions League this season, and only a brave punter would bet against them securing the full packet on offer for winning the tournament.Real will have their own designs on claiming the trophy for the 11th time in their history, and the experience of 2014's final win over Atleti could give them the edge.
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