2022-23 Europa League: head-to-head Manchester United-Sevilla FC (quarter-final 1^st leg, 13/04/2023)

With just over 195 million followers on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as of 03/04/2023), Manchester United FC (Premier League) have 22 times as many as Sevilla FC (LaLiga Santander), who total nearly 8.8 million, as the two clubs prepare to face each other in the first leg of their 2022-23 Europa League quarter-final at Old Trafford (Manchester, ENG) on Thursday 13/04/2023 (kick-off at 21:00 CET).

In terms of the revenue paid out by UEFA to the clubs participating in this edition of the Europa League, the Spanish club already count on €49.8 in guaranteed revenue (excluding market pool), compared with €11.8m for their rivals. This difference is due to UEFA coefficient-based revenues: after qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League, Sevilla received €27.2m, compared to €4.2m for Manchester United, who only qualified for the group stage of the Europa League.

The Premier League club posted a turnover of €675.9m for the 2021-22 financial year, compared with €186.1m for Sevilla FC. The Spanish club, however, posted a net loss of €25m in the year to…