2018-19 Champions League: economic head-to-head of Hoffenheim - Manchester City on 02/10/2018

With more than 54.7 million followers on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as of 01/10/2018), Manchester City FC (Premier League) totals nearly a hundred times more than TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Bundesliga), which counts more than 580,000, as the two teams face each other in the second matchday of the Group F of the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, at the WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar Arena (Sinsheim, GER), on Tuesday 02/10/2018 (kick-off at 18:55 CET).

Manchester City FC has an average attendance of 53,758 spectators at the Etihad Stadium (55,857 capacity) after seven rounds of the 2018-19 Premier League (98% fill rate), while TSG 1899 Hoffenheim draws 28,961 spectators on average at WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar Arena (30,150 capacity) after six rounds of the Bundesliga (96% fill rate).

Manchester City FC has spent €976m to construct 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 is valued at €1.06bn by the site transfermarkt.de, on 02/10/2018. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim spent €100m to…