Revealed: Celtic hit by £11m+ blow
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James Murray
Wed 27 August 2025 20:00, UK
Celtic have missed out on more than £11million after being knocked out of the Champions League and more financial pain is set to follow, sources have told Football Insider.
The Scottish champions lost on penalties to FC Kairat in the play-off round on Tuesday (26 August), having drawn 0-0 on aggregate over the course of the two legs.
Celtic’s defeat to the Kazakhstan Premier League champions means they will now be playing in the Europa League this season.
The second-tier competition is significantly less lucrative than the Champions League following Uefa’s changes to its structure over the past year.
Celtic landed around £38.2million in prize money from the Champions League last season, where they were narrowly beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Bayern Munich in the knock-out round play-off.
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Qualification for the Champions League this time around would have landed Brendan Rodgers’s side a guaranteed £16.1million entry fee, with that figure dropping to £3.7million in the Europa League.
Meanwhile, Scotland’s Coefficient reported on Tuesday Celtic would have banked an extra £8million from the value pillar system in the Champions League, while it’s worth just £5.2million in the Europa League.