Europa League: the economic face-to-face of Marseille - Athletic Club (Round of 16 on 08/03/2018)

With more than 8.2 million fans on social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 Conforama) has 4 times more fans than Athletic Club Bilbao (LaLiga Santander), which totals more than 2 million, as the two teams prepare to face each other in the first leg of the Round of 16 of the 2017-18 Europa League at the Orange Vélodrome (Marseille, FRA), on Thursday 08/03/2018 at 21:05 CET.

The Marseille club has an average attendance of 44,707 spectators after 28 matchdays of the 2017-18 Ligue 1 Conforama (67% fill rate), while Athletic Club have an average attendance of 39,945 spectators at the San Mamés Stadium after 27 matchdays of LaLiga Santander (fill rate of 75%).

The squad value of Olympique de Marseille, according to an assessment by transfermarkt.de on 07/03/2018, was €184m versus €170m for the Bilbao team.

Marseille have an attendance and social network advantage, while Bilbao are ahead in terms of turnover, subscribers, and UEFA ranking