Manchester City's players have an added incentive of around £15million in collective bonuses as they hunt European glory.
City host Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Friday as the Champions League returns, with Pep Guardiola's side in the driving seat to reach the quarter-finals.
They hold a one-goal lead after a 2-1 victory at the Bernabeu, earned in February before coronavirus halted the season.
A positive result at home against the Spanish champions would see them face Juventus or Lyon in the last eight in Lisbon on August 15.