Champions League: head-to-head Atlético Madrid - Manchester United (Round of 16 1^st leg, 23/02/2022)

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, versus 13^th place for Club Atlético de Madrid (LaLiga Santander), as the two clubs prepare to face each other in the first leg of their 2021-22 Champions League Round of 16 match at the Wanda Metropolitano (Madrid, ESP), on Wednesday 23/02/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

The English club are also ahead of their Spanish rivals in the Top 20 "World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams" (excluding real estate), a ranking established by the American business magazine Forbes in April 2021. Manchester United were ranked 4^th ($4.2bn/€3.7bn), while Atlético were placed 13^th ($1bn/€880m).

Manchester United's turnover for the 2020-21 financial year (excluding capital gains on player transfers) was £494.1m (€575.8m). Atletico's annual accounts for the same period have not been made public. In 2019-20, the English club posted revenues excluding transfers of €580.4m, 1.7…