Europa League: head-to-head Villarreal CF - Valencia CF (quarter-final first leg on 11/04/2019)

With nearly 5.2 million fans on social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), Valencia CF (LaLiga Santander) has 3 times as many as Villarreal CF (LaLiga Santander), which totals almost 1.7 million, as the two Spanish teams prepare to face each other in the first leg quarterfinal of the 2018-19 Europa League, at the Estadio de la Cerámica (ESP), on Thursday 11/04/2019 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

In terms of turnover, Valencia CF posted revenues (excluding capital gains on player transfers) of €105.5m in 2017-18, slightly higher than Villarreal CF, which posted revenues of €97.4m the same year.

In 2018-19 the Valencian club has an average attendance of 39,767 spectators (80% fill rate) at the Estadio Mestalla (49,677 capacity) after 31 LaLiga Santander matchdays, while Villarreal CF has an average of 16,631 spectators (68% fill rate) at the Estadio de la Cerámica.

Valencia CF spent €258m building its current squad (excluding the 2019 winter transfer window), according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory on 17/09/2018. Its squad was valued at €353m by the website…