Champions League: the economic head-to-head between SL Benfica - FC Bayern Munich on 19/09/2018

With more than 68 million fans on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as of 01/09/2018), FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) has nearly 12 times as many as Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Liga NOS), which totals nearly 5.8 million, as the two teams prepare to face each other on Matchday 1 of Group E of the 2018-19 Champions League, at the Estadio de la Luz (Lisbon, POR), on Wednesday 19/09/2018 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

Bayern Munich has an average attendance of 75,000 spectators at the Allianz Arena (75,000 capacity) after 3 matchdays in the 2018-19 Bundesliga, while Benfica has an average of 57,853 spectators at the Estadio de la Luz (64,162 capacity) after 4 league matchdays (90% fill rate).

The German champions' squad value is €827.7m, versus €243.4m for Benfica, according to the website transfermarkt.de on 19/09/2018.

Social networks, attendance, UEFA coefficient ranking and squad value: FC Bayern Munich dominates in all areas, with the exception of number of season ticket holders