Rangers in hunt to leapfrog Celtic with astonishing prize money first as coefficient kings rip up Scottish rulebook

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The cash injection that Rangers banked by beating Betis in a Sevilla thriller will boost the Ibrox coffers by €2.5million at least, with further earnings set to trump Celtic's Champions League prize pot for the first time ever.Kemar Roofe's late winner in a 3-2 success propelled Philippe Clement's side into the last 16 of the Europa League, scooping a further £3million in prize money and a seeded spot in the draw.

Just over 18 months on from final heartbreak against Eintracht Frankfurt, Rangers fans are dreaming of a repeat run to Dublin.There's plenty of football to be played and that remains a pipe dream for now, but there are further riches to be collected if this is the start of another extended continental adventure.

Rangers are in line to do what no Scottish team has ever done and bank more from a Europa League run than their rivals in the UCL in same season.In addition to €5million for exiting the Champions League at the playoff round, the Light Blues have earned a €3.6m Europa League starting fee, a €2.9million 10 year coefficient payment, a €1.6m share of the market pool, €4.61m in performance fees and fans have snapped up €7.5m worth of tickets.

That takes their total money banked so far to €25.21m. After the poor financial results were released last month, the board will be rubbing their hands.Now, that's less than Celtic have collected for their Champions League campaign.