UEFA will pay Villarreal €8,500,000 (£7.5m/$10m) for winning this year’s Europa League ahead of Manchester United.

The Europe top football governing body will also pay Man United €4,500,000 (£4m/$5m) for losing the Europa League final to Villarreal, Manchester Evening News reports.

Villarreal defeated Man United 11-10 on penalties to win the Europa League after the match ended 1-1 after 120 minutes on Wednesday night.

Gerard Moreno and Edinson Cavani scored for Villarreal and Man United respectively in Gdansk.

Below is the full prize money’s breakdown for the 2020/21 Europa League:

Winners – €8,500,000

Runners-up – €4,500,000

Semi-finalists – €2,400,000

Quarter-finalists – €1,500,000

Round of 16 – €1,100,000

Round of 32 – €500,000

Group winners – €1,000,000

Group runners-up – €500,000

Group match draw – €190,000

Group match victory – €570,000

Play-off round elimination – €300,000

Third qualifying round – €280,000

Second qualifying round – €260,000

First qualifying round – €240,000

Preliminary round – €220,000.

By Peace