Champions League: the economic head-to-head between Manchester City - O. Lyonnais on 19/09/2018

With more than 54.3 million fans on social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, on 01/09/2018), Manchester City FC (Premier League) totals more than 10 times as many as Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Conforama) which counts over 5.2 million as the two teams prepare to face each other on Matchday 1 of Group F of the 2018-19 Champions League at the Etihad Stadium (Manchester, ENG), on Wednesday 19/09/2018 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

Manchester City FC has an average attendance of 53,758 spectators (98% fill rate) at the Etihad Stadium (55,017 capacity) after 5 matchdays of the 2018-19 Premier League season, while Olympique Lyonnais has an average attendance of 49,681 spectators at the Groupama Stadium (57,206 capacity) after 5 matchdays (87% fill rate).

Manchester City FC spent €976m to compose its current squad (the highest total for a football club in Europe), according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory on 17/09/2018. The Mancunian squad was valued at €1.06bn by the website transfermarkt.de, on 18/09/2018. Olympique Lyonnais spent €141m to build its team, which is…