When UEFA allocate their prize money, which was €905m this year, to the participating clubs, they take into account, equally, results on the pitch and each country's market pool.
Italy's market pool is particularly high thanks to the high television rights paid by Sky and Mediaset, and is believed to be around €80m.
These figures are then distributed equally to the nation's participating teams, but with Italy only having two participating teams, Juve and Milan benefitted more than German, Spanish or English clubs, who had to share the money with 2 or 3 other teams