Manchester City named Champions League's biggest earners

Britain Football Soccer - Manchester City v FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Group Stage - Group C - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England - 1/11/16 General view as the Etihad Stadium is evacuated before the game Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff

ZURICH (Reuters) - Manchester City were named as last season's biggest Champions League earners on Tuesday, with the semi-finalists raking in slightly more than champions Real Madrid, according to a UEFA report.

Amid increasing concern at the growing financial gap within European football, the report also illustrated the gulf in payments received by the top clubs and the rest.