Europa League: head-to-head SL Benfica - Rangers FC, opponents on Thursday 05/11/2020

With nearly 7 million fans on social networks (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok), SL Benfica (Liga NOS) has almost four times as many as Rangers Football Club (Scottish Premiership), which has a total of 1.8 million, as the two teams prepare to face each other behind closed doors on Matchday 3 of Group D of the 2020-21 Europa League, at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Lisbon, POR), on Thursday 05/11/2020 (kick-off at 18:55 CET).

In terms of turnover (excluding gains from player transfers), the Portuguese club posted a turnover of €149.2m in 2019-20, versus €153m in 2018-19 (-2.5%). Rangers FC have yet to officially publish their annual accounts for 2019-20 and posted revenues of €59.5m in 2018-19. If player transfers are taken into account, SL Benfica widens the gap between itself and its Scottish opponents even further (see infographics below).

SL Benfica drew an average attendance of 52,479 spectators at its 64,165-capacity stadium, for a 82% fill rate over the 24 Liga NOS matchdays played before the end of the championship due to the Covid-19 crisis (competition…