2022-23 Champions League: head-to-head Liverpool - Real Madrid (Round of 16, 1^st leg, 21/02/2023)

With more than 316 million followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as of 01/02/2023), Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) has 2.7 times as many as Liverpool FC (Premier League), who count 116.7 million, as the two finalists of the last edition (1-0 victory for Real Madrid) prepare to face each other in the first leg of their 2022-23 Champions League Round of 16 match at Anfield (Liverpool, ENG) on Tuesday 21/02/2023 (kick-off at 20:00 local time, 21:00 CET).

As for the revenue paid out by UEFA to the clubs participating in this edition of the Champions League, the Spanish club already has €73.7m in guaranteed revenue (excluding market pool), compared with €66.5m for their Merseyside rivals. The difference is due to UEFA coefficient-based revenues (€36.4m for Real Madrid in 1^st place, compared with €27.3m for Liverpool in 6^th).

The reigning Spanish champions posted a turnover of €713.8m in 2021-22, while the Premier League runners-up generated €701.7m over the same period.

In terms of attendance, Liverpool FC have had an average stadium fill rate of 99.6% in…