2018-19 Champions League: head-to-head AFC Ajax - Real Madrid (Round of 16, first leg, 13/02/2019)

With nearly 229 million fans on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) has 52 times more than AFC Ajax (Eredivisie), which totals just over 4.4 million, as the two teams prepare to face each other in the first-leg of the Round of 16 of the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam (NED), on Wednesday 13/02/2019 at 21:00 CET.

In terms of turnover, Real Madrid were ranked first in the Deloitte Money League 2019, which lists the 20 clubs that generated the most revenue in 2017-18. With €750.9m in revenues, the Spanish club is well ahead of AFC Ajax, which posted revenues of €91.9m and thus was not included in this ranking.

In 2018-19, the Madrid club has an average attendance of 62,365 spectators per game at the Santiago Bernabeu (78% fill rate) after 23 LaLiga Santander matchdays, while Ajax has an average of 53,034 spectators at the Johan Cruijff Arena (98% fill rate) after 21 Eredivisie matchdays.

Real Madrid's squad was valued at €973.8m by the website transfermarkt.de on 13/02/2018, while Ajax's squad was…