2022-23 Champions League: head-to-head Manchester City FC - Sevilla FC, Wednesday 02/11/2022

Manchester City FC (Premier League) has a starting line-up with an average age of 27.4 since the start of the 2022-23 season, compared to 29.2 for Sevilla FC (LaLiga Santander, the second oldest team in the European Top 5), according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory, as the two teams prepare to face each other in the the final matchday of the 2022-23 Champions League group stage (Matchday 6, Group G) at the Etihad Stadium (Manchester, UK) on Wednesday 02/11/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET, 20:00 local time).

In terms of training, 19 players competing in the European Top 5 in 2022-23 have spent at least three years at Manchester City between age 15 and 21, compared to 14 at Sevilla FC, according to another CIES study.

With more than 102 million followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as of 02/11/2022), Manchester City FC have almost 16 times as many as their Andalusian rivals, who total around 6.5 million.

Manchester City spent €1.064bn composing their squad, according to a CIES study published on 05/09/2022. The English squad is valued at €1.04bn by…