2019-20 Champions League: head-to-head Olympique Lyonnais - SL Benfica on 05/11/2019

With more than 6.6 million fans on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as of 01/10/2019), Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Conforama) has slightly more than Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Liga NOS) which counts more than 6.4 million, as the two teams prepare to face each other on Matchday 4 day of Group G of the 2019-20 Champions League at the Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France) on Tuesday 05/11/2019 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

In terms of turnover, Olympique Lyonnais posted a turnover of (excluding transfer of player contracts) of €220.8m in 2018-19, a total 33% higher than that of the Lisbon (POR) club, which posted a turnover of €165.7m for the same financial year.

In 2019-20 Olympique Lyonnais has an average attendance of 50,128 spectators (87% fill rate) at the Groupama Stadium (57,206 capacity) after 12 Ligue 1 Conforama matchdays, while Benfica has an average of 54,855 spectators (83% fill rate) at the Estadio da Luz (65,647 capacity) after 10 Liga NOS matchdays.

Olympique Lyonnais spent €220m composing its 2019-20 squad, according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory…