Champions League: the economic head-to-head between Real Madrid - AS Roma on 19/09/2018

With more than 222 million fans on social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, on 01/09/2018), Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) has 16 times more than AS Roma (Serie A TIM), which counts nearly 13.6 million, as the two teams prepare to face each other on Matchday 1 of Group G of the 2018-19 Champions League, at the Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid, ESP), on Wednesday 19/09/2018 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

Real Madrid has an average attendance of 53,801 spectators (67% fill rate) at the Santiago Bernabeu (80,000 capacity) after 4 matchdays of the 2018-19 LaLiga Santander season, while Roma has an average of 40,787 spectators (60% fill rate) at the Stadio Olimpico (68,530 capacity) after 4 matchdays of the 2018-19 Serie A TIM.

Real Madrid spent €447m to compose its current squad, according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory. The Madrid squad is valued at €969m according to an assessment from the website transfermarkt.de, on 19/09/2018. AS Roma, for its part, spent €295m composing its squad, which is valued at €369m.

Social networks, attendance, UEFA coefficient ranking, cost…