Champions League: the economic head-to-head between SSC Napoli - Liverpool FC on 03/10/2018

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Lorenzo Insigne (SSC Napoli) and Sadio Mané (Liverpool FC), opponents on 03/10/2018 - ©  D.R.

With more than 54 million followers on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as of 01/10/2018), Liverpool FC (Premier League) has more than eight times as many as Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli (Serie A TIM), which totals 6.7 million as the two teams face each other on Matchday 2 of Group C of the 2018-19 Champions League, at the Stadio San Paolo (Naples, ITA), on Wednesday 03/10/2018 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

Liverpool has an average attendance of 52,498 spectators (98% fill rate) at Anfield (53,394 capacity) after seven matchdays of the 2018-19 Premier League season, while Napoli hosts an average of 27,986 spectators (fill rate of 46%) at the Stadio San Paolo (60,240 capacity) after seven matchdays.

The English club has spent €705m to compose its current squad, according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory on 17/09/2018. Liverpool FC's squad was valued at €876m by transfermarkt.de, on 03/10/2018. SSC Napoli spent €296 to build its squad, which is valued at €489m.

Attendance, social media, UEFA coefficient ranking, squad cost and value: Liverpool ahead in all areas

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Lorenzo Insigne (SSC Napoli) and Sadio Mané (Liverpool FC), opponents on 03/10/2018 - ©  D.R.

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