2022-23 Champions League: head-to-head, Chelsea FC - AC Milan, Wednesday 05/10/2022

AC Milan (Serie A TIM) have an average attendance of 72,214 spectators at the San Siro (78,328 capacity) since the start of the 2022-23 season, compared to 38,013 for Chelsea FC (Premier League) at Stamford Bridge (40,853 capacity), as the two clubs prepare to face each other in the Group E on Matchday 3 of the 2022-23 Champions League group stage, in London (ENG) on Wednesday 05/10/2022 (kick-off at 20:00 local time, 21:00 CET). The 2021-22 Italian champions also lead the way in terms of their number of season ticket holders, with 41,500, while Chelsea have 28,000.

With more than 120 million followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as of 05/10/2022), the London club has 2.2 times the number of followers of their Milanese rivals, who total over 55 million.

Chelsea have also spent €881m to build their 2022-23 squad, according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory, published on 05/09/2022. The English club's professional squad is valued at €861m by the website Transfermarkt as of 05/10/2022. AC Milan, meanwhile, spent €242m to compose their current…