With the UEFA Champions League resuming on Tuesday night, here are the highest-paid players left in the competition, and Cristiano Ronaldo is only in third place.
Click through the gallery above to see the top earners, and what they get paid yearly by their clubs, left in the UCL this season, according to various sources!
Most of Europe's superstars are still in the competition, with their clubs progressing beyond this season's group stage.
FC Barcelona have one of the heaviest wage bills in football despite the massive debt they have too. As a consequence, it will not surprise many that Lionel Messi is the top earner left in Europe's elite club tournament this season, with an annual salary of €46 million (R814 million) after tax and excluding bonuses.
The Argentine is followed by his former teammate Neymar, who is currently sidelined with injury but is understood to pocket €36 million (R637 million) a year at Paris Saint Germain.
Ronaldo completes the podium with a yearly income of €31 million (R548 million) at Juventus.
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The Portugal superstar is the only Serie A player among the UCL's top earners – you can see the complete top 12, which also includes Eden Hazard, Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski, by scrolling through the gallery above!
