2021-22 Champions League: head-to-head Atalanta BC - Manchester United FC, Tuesday 02/11/2021

With a brand valuation of €1.130bn, Manchester United FC (Premier League) are ranked third in the "Football 50 2021" ranking published by the American company Brand Finance, a consultancy firm specialised in strategy and brand valuation; a ranking from which Atalanta BC (Serie A TIM) are absent, as the two clubs prepare to face each other in Group F of the 2021-22 Champions League at the Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo, ITA) with a capacity of around 15,000 spectators on Tuesday 02/11/2021 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

Manchester United posted a turnover of £494.1m (€575.8m) and a net loss of £92.2m (€107.5m) for the fiscal year 2021. Atalanta, whose financial year is based on the calendar year, posted revenues of €151.3m in 2020, for a net profit of €51.7m.

With nearly 168 million fans on social networks (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok, as of 01/11/2021), the English club has 102 times as many as its Italian opponent, which totals just over 1.6 million.

The average attendance at Old Trafford (74,879 capacity) for Manchester United's first five home matches in the Premier League is 72,920…