Champions League: the economic face-to-face of Chelsea FC - FC Barcelona (on 20/02/2018)

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With more than 207 million fans on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) has over 2.8 times more fans than Chelsea FC (Premier League), which has a total of more than 73 million fans, as the two teams prepare to face each other in the first leg of the Round of 16 of the 2017-18 Champions League, at Stamford Bridge (London, ENG), on Tuesday 20/02/2018 at 20:45 CET.

FC Barcelona has an average attendance of 62,034 spectators at the Camp Nou after 24 matchdays in the 2017-18 LaLiga Santander (fill rate of 62%), while Chelsea has an average of 41,474 spectators at Stamford Bridge after 27 Premier League matchdays (fill rate of almost 100%).

The squad value of FC Barcelona according to an assessment by transfermarkt.de on 20/02/2018 was €957m, compared to €695.8m for Chelsea FC.

Turnover, attendance, social networks: FC Barcelona dominates in all areas

• The teams have met 12 times (four wins for Chelsea, three for FC Barcelona, five draws)

• The last time the two teams met in the Round of 16 was during the…

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