2021-22 Europa League: head-to-head Rangers FC - Olympique Lyonnais (Group A) on 16/09/2021

With 8.5 million fans on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as of 16/09/2021), Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) have four times as many as Rangers FC (cinch Premiership), who count just over 2 million, as the two clubs prepare to face each other on Matchday 1 of Group A of the 2021-22 Europa League at the Ibrox Stadium (Glasgow, SCO) which will be at full capacity, on Thursday 16/09/2021 (kick-off at 20:00 local time 21:00 CET).

OL posted a turnover of €118.2m for the 2020-21 financial year. Rangers' annual accounts for the same season have not yet been published but it should be noted that in 2019-20, the Scottish club posted a turnover, excluding transfer revenues, of €64.7m, nearly three times less than Olympique Lyonnais the same year (€180.7m).

In terms of attendace, the French club has posted an average attendance of 32,333 spectators at the Groupama Stadium (57,206 capacity) since the start of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats season (three matches), for a stadium fill rate of 56.5%. Their Scottish opponents, who play in a lower capacity stadium (50,987)…