2022-23 Champions League: head-to-head Atlético de Madrid - Bayer Leverkusen, Wednesday 26/10/2022

With 38.6 million followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as of 25/10/2022), Club Atlético de Madrid (LaLiga Santander) has six times as many as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga) who total 6.3 million, as the two teams prepare to face each other in Group B on Matchday 5 of the 2022-23 Champions League at the Civitas Metropolitano (Madrid, ESP), on Wednesday 26/10/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

The Madrid club is in 12^th place in the "Football 50 2022" ranking published by the American company Brand Finance on 24/05/2022, which ranks clubs according to brand value. Bayer Leverkusen are in 24^th place.

Atlético de Madrid spent €502m building their current squad, according to a study published by the CIES on 05/09/2022. The Spanish squad is valued at €611m by the Transfermarkt website as of 25/10/2022. Meanwhile, their German opponent spent €280m building theirs, which is valued at €470m.

The Spanish club also leads the way in terms of training. 20 players competing in the European Top 5 leagues in 2022-23 have spent at least three years at Atlético de Madrid…