Champions League: the economic face-to-face of FC Bayern Munich - Besiktas JK (20/02/2018)

With more than 51 million fans on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) has over 4 times as many as Besiktas JK (Spor Toto Süper Lig), which has a total of 12 million fans, as both teams prepare to face one another in the first leg of the Round of 16 of the 2017-18 Champions League, at the Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany), on Tuesday 20/02/2018 at 20:45 CET.

FC Bayern Munich generated revenue (€640.5m) nearly five times higher than that of Besiktas JK (€132m) during the 2016-17 period. Last season, the German club recorded an average attendance of 75,000 spectators (100% fill rate) in the Bundesliga, while Besiktas JK drew an average of 30,448 spectators in the Spor Toto Süper Lig (Fill rate 72.6%).

The squad value of FC Bayern Munich, according to an assessment by transfermarkt.de on 20/02/2018, was €642.5m versus a squad value of €96.3m for .

Turnover, attendance, social networks: FC Bayern Munich dominates in all areas