2022-23 Champions League: head-to-head Manchester City-FC Bayern (quarter-final 1^st leg, 11/04/2023)

With more than 117 million followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as of 03/04/2023), FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) have slightly more than Manchester City FC (Premier League), who total 114 million, as the two clubs prepare to face each other in the first leg of their 2022-23 Champions League quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium (Manchester, ENG) on Tuesday 11/04/2023 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

Regarding the payments made by UEFA to the clubs participating in this edition of the Champions League, Bayern can already count on €87.8m in guaranteed revenue (excluding market pool), compared with €77.3m for Manchester City. This difference is due to UEFA coefficient-based revenues (€35.2m for the 2^nd placed German club versus €28.4m for their English rivals, 5^th); as well as those based on sporting performance in the group stage (€16.8m for FC Bayern, who won all six of their group stage matches, €13m for Manchester City with two draws).

The reigning English champions recorded a turnover of €731m for the 2021-22 financial year, for a net profit of €48m, while the…