2022-23 Champions League: head-to-head Real Madrid - Chelsea FC (quarter-final 1^st leg, 12/04/2023)

With more than 323 million followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as of 03/04/2023), Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) have 2.5 times as many as Chelsea FC (Premier League), who total 127 million, as the two clubs prepare to face each other in the first leg of their 2022-23 Champions League quarter-final at the Santiago-Bernabéu (Madrid, ESP) on Wednesday 12/04/2023 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

Regarding the payments made by UEFA to the clubs participating in this edition of the Champions League, the Spanish club can already count on €84.3m in guaranteed revenue (excluding market pool), compared with €79.8m for their English rivals. This difference is due to UEFA coefficient-based revenues (€36.4m for Real Madrid, 1^st, versus €31.8m for Chelsea, 3^rd).

The reigning Spanish champions recorded a turnover of €713m for the 2021-22 financial year, for a net profit of €13m, while Chelsea, 3^rd in the 2021-22 Premier League, posted €568m in revenue over the same period, for a net loss of €141m.

In terms of attendance, Real Madrid have an average stadium fill rate of…