2019-20 Champions League: head-to-head SL Benfica - RB Leipzig on 17/09/2019 at 21:00 CET

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With nearly 6.4 million fans on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as of 17/09/2019), Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Liga NOS) has over 7 times as many as RB Leipzig (Bundesliga), which totals nearly 900,000, as the two teams prepare to face each other on Matchday 1 of Group G of the 2019-20 Champions League, at the Estadio de la Luz (Lisbon, POR), on Tuesday 17/09/2019 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

The Portuguese club has an average attendance of 62,846 spectators at the Estadio de la Luz (64,165 capacity) after five Liga NOS matchdays (fill rate: 97.9%), while its German opponents have an average attendance of 41,024 spectators at the Red Bull Arena (42,558 capacity) after four Bundesliga matchdays (fill rate: 96.4%).

RB Leipzig spent €197m composing its 2019-20 squad, according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory, published on 09/09/2019. RB Leipzig's squad was valued at €521.10m by the website Transfermarkt on 17/09/2019, while SL Benfica's squad was valued at €310.70m by the same website.

Social media, attendance and UEFA coefficient ranking: Benfica ahead in all areas…

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